Fish Oil and Health - The books table of contents

Below is a transscript from the books table of contents.

What can we learn from the Eskimos?

Eskimos have a high intake of fish fatty acids and a low incidence of heart, joint and skin diseases

Fats and fatty acids

Most of us suffer from a deficiency of fish fatty acids

What have we learnt from ocean deep water fish?

Fish fatty acids are markedly curved, which makes the cell wall supple and plastic - an important reason for their favorable effect

Fish fatty acids give rise to favorable hormone-like substances (eicosanoids) - another major mechanism underlying their effect

Fish oil can be natural or chemically modified, and stable or unstable

In natural stable fish oil the celll protective substances (antioxidants) of the fish have been restored

Preparation of natural stable fish oil

Composition of the natural stable fish oil

Natural stable fish oil keeps its quality both within and outside the body

Natural stable fish oil has a neutral taste and is odorless - quite different from grandmother's cod liver oil

Natural stable fish oil has more favorable effects than ordinary (unstable) fish oils

Natural stable fish oil has favorable effects on blood lipids

Cholesterol

Triglycerides

Lipoprotein (a)

Natural stable fish oil decreases fibrinogen, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease

Natural stable fish oil does not increase blood sugar

Natural stable fish oil and the metabolic syndrome

Natural stable fish oil decreases joint stiffness

Natural stable fish oil improves brain function

Natural stable fish oil is free from toxic contaminants

Fish oil and blood circulation

Fish oil and blood pressure

Fish oil and atherosclerosis

Fish oil and nitric oxide

Fish oil can prevent irregular heart beats (arrhythmias) and sudden cardiac death

Fish oil and white blood cells

Fish oil and mental health

Fish oil and joint disease

Fish oil and skin disease

Fish oil and cancer

Other effects of fish oil

Documentation of natural stable fish oil

Natural stable fish oil can be introduced into different food products

Recommended intake of natural stable fish oil

Can flaxseed (linseed) oil be used instead of fish oil?

Fish oil and evening primrose oil

Fish oil and B vitamins

Fish oil and overweight

Effects of fish oil in animals

Who should not eat fish oil?

Fish oil and acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

Fish oil and cholesterol lowering drugs

Other factors which can affect the cardiovascular system positively

Has fish oil the same effect in all people?

Concluding remarks

Glossary

List of studies on natural stable fish oil (Eskimo-3®)

List of other studies of interest