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fish oil
cshells:
I am very new to this and want to make sure that 'first I do no harm'. I was told that my 12 year old child should be taking fish oil for another issue. Her dosage in the bottle is
omega-3 polyunsaturated fat 645mg
EPA 500mg
DHA 69 mg
other omega fatty acids 76 mg
vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) 5 mg
vit C 32 mg
It comes in a chewable by Minami Nutrition. Will any of these harm a thal minor? I am in the process of getting copies of her last blood results. I wasn't paying much attention to the doc because she told me that this (thal) is a non issue and not to worry about it. Once I get her numbers I'll have a better idea of what questions to ask. Wonderful site :)
Zaini:
Hi,
:welcomewagon
Welcome on the forum,:) Omega 3 is very helpful and i don't know if it has any side effects,i am sorry i don't know the details,Andy must be able to help you more,Keep posting and feel free to ask any questions you have.
Zaini.
Manal:
Hi cshells and welcome to the site :wink
Omega 3 is a very good supplement to be on and known for increasing immunity againt viral infection too ( my doctor keeps telling me this and even believes that this is the supplement that should be taken for life) there are other important benefits of omega 3 that you can see in this link too
http://www.omega3.org/five-reasons-why-we-need-omega-3.html
--- Quote ---Lowering blood pressure levels
Preventing allergies
Reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases
Promoting healing from illness or injury
Balancing blood sugar levels
Combating depression
Preventing certain cancers
--- End quote ---
I also advise you to read in the section of Thal minor, you will find many posts that will give you a clear idea of a minor.
Also make sure that in the future, your daughter's partner must be screened for thal trait in order to avoid having a thal major baby
Manal
ironjustice:
They include vitamin E in the oil BECAUSE the vitamin E 'somewhat protects'
the recipient FROM the FACT fish oil causes a DEPLETION of vitamin E in the
recipient.
Fish oil supplements increase requirements for Vitamin E
LONDON, ENGLAND. A recent experiment carried out at King's College in
London showed that daily intake of fish oil supplement reduces the
plasma concentration of vitamin E to below normal range. Nine healthy
male subjects were given a daily fish oil supplement containing 2.1 g
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and 0.8 g eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) for a
six week period. The proportion of DHA and EPA in the blood increased
during the trial while the concentration of very-low-density-
lipoprotein-cholesterol and triacylglycerol decreased. Blood pressure
fell slightly during treatment, but rose again once the fish oil
supplementation was discontinued. Of particular interest was the
finding that alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) concentration in the blood
fell from 20 micromol/l to about 10 micromol/l during the experiment.
This raises the question whether fish oil supplementation increases
the need for antioxidant supplementation.
Sanders, T.A.B. and Hinds, Allison. The influence of a fish oil high
in docosahexaenoic acid on plasma lipoprotein and vitamin E
concentrations and haemostatic function in healthy male volunteers.
British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 68, July 1992, pp. 163-73
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ironjustice:
This shows the difference they found in the oils and how the fish
oil did NOT treat skin problems evidencing "some difference" between'
the effects of fish oil versus vegetable oil.
Biologic significance of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the skin.
Ziboh VA Chapkin RS
In: Arch Dermatol (1987 Dec) 123(12):1686a-1690
Deficiency of essential fatty acid (EFA) containing linoleic acid
(18:2n-6) in humans or animals induces morphologic changes
characterized by severe scaly dermatosis, extensive percutaneous
water loss, and hyperproliferation of the epidermis.
Microscopically, the epidermis is characterized by hyperkeratosis
and acanthosis.
The refeeding of safflower oil containing linoleic acid or primrose oil
(containing linoleic acid [18:2n-6] and gamma-linolenic acid [18:3n-
6]) acids to EFA-deficient guinea pigs reverses the EFA-deficiency
symptoms.
In contrast, replacement of safflower oil with menhaden fish
oil, (containing eicosapentaenoic acid [20:5n-3] and docosahexaenoic
acid [22:6n-3]) did not reverse the symptoms of EFA deficiency.
These results indicate:
(1) that an understanding of the roles of vegetableor fish oil in skin
must evolve from an understanding of the roles of each constituent
n-6 or n-3 fatty acid, and
(2) that the n-3 fatty acids may function to modulate the metabolism
and function of the n-6 fatty acids in vivo.
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