Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #705118 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-25
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .59" h x 6.14" w x 9.14" l, .53 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

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Omega 3 oils, obtained primarily from fish and flaxseed, have all kinds of possibilities, according to research physician Rudin, who has worked with them for years (coauthor Felix is a nutrition science journalist). For example, they raise the level of "good" and lower the level of "bad" cholesterol. They may be of help in preventing sudden infant death syndrome, for they have been absent in many babies who died of the tragic malady. Heart disease, diabetes, skin conditions, and premenstrual syndrome apparently are helped by Omega 3 oils as are several diseases of aging. Even mental problems such as agoraphobia, mood disorders, and schizophrenia are, Rudin claims, improved by these oils. Rudin bases most of his argument on a research study he carried out in the 1980s. Although it included just 44 patients and had no control group, the study produced results Rudin believes are valid enough to prove his assertions. William Beatty