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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23, 1994 - B7

Beware fish oil salesmen

HEN I DECIDED
to write this week’s
column on fish oils
(or in “‘science-
ese’! omega-3 fatty acids) I
wanted to be carcful about how I
gol the information across to you,

While Cish oils are really excit- |

ing because of their apparent
ability to improve many condi-
__ Mions, they canalso be dangerous.

Omega-3 fatty acids are an cs-
senlial part.of diet, Our bodies
need them but can’t make them,
so we have to gel omega-3’s in
our diet. Mostly we get omege-
3’§ from fish; a great Northwest
local food. But you can also get
these ‘‘fish’ oils’* from: liquid
canola _ oil, soybeans (or tofu),
lealy vegetables, and walnuls.

-'Whal’s most important ‘is the
balance “of omega-3's ‘with the
other fats‘in your foods. If you
just’ add-in extra: fish’ oils, you
won’! get much benefit. You need
lo “decrease the other fats al the
samc time;

“So choose low fat milk and
chcéses, and lean meals to reduce
‘animal ‘fats. - Choose salmon,
mackerel, tuna or lake trout as a
sandwich Filling or for dinner a
couple limés a week (instead of

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meat), Choose canola oil instead
of other oils. Sprinkle walnuts on
your fruil salad, Choose leafy
vegelables like romaine, broccoli,
bok choy and spinach often.

The bedy uses omega-3’s to
control the production of
hormone-like substances (called

_ Prostaglandins} that help run a lot

of important processes in our

body. These processes can pro-

tccl us from disease in a bunch of
exciting ways,

One way is by controlling the
way our blood clais. Scientists
discovered this when they studied
the nalives of Greenland. These

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people didn’t get heart disease,
even though they ate a lot of fal.
Bul the fat they ate was fish fat,
and all those omega-3’s helped
prevent clots and plaque from
forming Inside their arteries. The
fish oils can also help decrease
blood pressure. :

But the benefits of omega-3’s
don’t stop at heart disease. They
also play a role. inthe immune
system and in cell membranes.
While research is still sketchy in
this area, it seems they may help
decrease the ~ symptoms — of
arthritis, and skin conditions like
eczema.

Now this all sounds so wonder-
ful, it makes me want lo'run out
and buy lois of fish oi! pills and
gulp them down, Right?

DON’T DO IT!

Fish oil capsules, sometimes
labelled as ‘‘DHA’’ or “EPA”?
(more names for omega-3’s), can
be dangerous. In large doses they
have been known lo cause ¢x-
cessive bleeding. They can also
slow down wound healing and
worsen the symploms of diabetes.
And if they’re made from fish

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liver oi! (like cod liver oil) they
can contain toxic levels of
vilamins A and D.

For these reasons, the capsules
are considered a drug. Until
Health Canada can be convinced
ihere’s a safc way of using them,
they won't be approved for usc in
Canada.

Unfortunately though, they are

-being- sold -illegally.-in- some

Stores, To prove the point, |
called some local-stores and
asked if 1 could get some fish cil
capsules,
Most said
down,’”

“YES! Come

Now this all sounds so
wonderful, it makes me
want to run out and buy
lots of fisk oil pills and
gulp them down, Right?

Given the dangers of capsules,
(not to mention their illegality)
why take them? It makes beller
sense to include some food

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Fish oils can bring us a lot of
benefits, but like everything,
there?s harm in excess.

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