FISH OILS STRENGTHEN BONES
Report #7260
Exciting research from Purdue University shows that eating fish strengthens bones because of the omega-3 fatty acids, not from the calcium.
Fats are classified into saturated found primarily in meats/ and polyunsaturated that are found mostly in fish and vegetable oils. Polyunsaturated fats are classified into omega-3s found mostly in deep water fish and omega-6s found primarily in vegetable oils. We have known for a long time that omega-3 fish oils help to prevent heart attacks by preventing clotting and that polyunsaturated fats have a short shelf life, so manufacturers convert them to partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that can cause heart attacks and certain type of cancers. So doctors recommend eating fish twice a week to help prevent heart attacks and reducing your intake of bakery goods, stick margarines and other prepared foods that are made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Bone growth is inhibited by a hormone called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Omega-3 fish oils strengthen bones by blocking prostaglandin E2. Omega-3 fish oils also increases insulin-like growth factor (IGF) that stimulated bones to grow. So eat fish twice a week to prevent heart attacks and strengthen bones.
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D., for CBS Radio News
Bruce Watkins. Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. presented at the
International Omega-3 Conference in Bethesda, Maryland October, 1997.
Checked 8/9/05