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this book Professor Tom Saldeen, MD, PhD, a leading expert on fish
oils, describes the recent discoveries about the influence of fish
oils on the human body. There is much to indicate that most of us
have a deficiency of the favorable fatty acids found in fish oil.
This deficiency can lead to many different diseases. With a
tablespoon of fish oil daily you can improve your health and
well-being and reduce the risk for atherosclerosis and myocardial
infarction, among other conditions.
In the book he describes how early observations of a low incidence
of heart disease among the Eskimos have led, through intensive
research, to the current knowledge. According to new research, fish
oil seems to prevent such differing conditions as sudden cardiac
death, high blood pressure, thrombosis and joint diseases, and in
addition makes the skin more supple and smooth. The book also deals
with the classical question of whether one becomes more intelligent
by eating fish.
BOOK REVIEW
by Helen Kimber BSc (Hons)
PGCE, ECNP
Professor Tom Saldeen is
very well qualified to write a book on the health benefits of
omega-3 fish oils, as he has spent many years researching the
effects these fats have on our health.
This compact, easy to
read and understand book is a compilation and brief overview of the
studies on the health effects of stable fish oils, carried out by
Professor Saldeen and his team at Uppsala University in Sweden.
Professor Saldeen takes
the reader through the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in
various populations and explains why Eskimos living a traditional
lifestyle do not succumb to this world-wide health problem.
The biochemistry of
different fatty acids is explained in an easy to understand format
as well as the physiological effects of the omega-3 fats on our
bodies.
The reader is taken
through a series of studies involving natural stable fish oil. It is
refreshing to see so much evidence, which is often lacking in the
field of nutrition, and which is essential to back up the efficacy
and usefulness of a nutritional supplement.
With its comprehensive
list of references, this book will be an important resource to
patients who wish to consider supplementing their diet with fish
oil, and to practitioners who wish to use fish oil in nutritional
regimes for their patients.
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