Seal Oil
Seal Oil?
Interest in seal oil as a source of long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids began some thirty years ago. The remarkable studies on the dietary consumption of Greenland Eskimos by Danish scientists Bang and Dyerberg marked the beginning of long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids being studied for health benefits.
The Discovery
In the 1970s Bang and Dyerberg discovered that despite a diet high in fat*, Greenland Eskimos had
an astonishingly low risk of cardiac death, heart attack, coronary heart disease and cancer when
compared to the Danish population. This discovery imitated a significant amount of research about
long chain Omega-3 fatty acids as indicated by the several thousand papers that have emerged.
More on Omega-3
*diet comprised primarily of seal meat
Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Benefits
Broad:
- Brain
- Eyes
- Heart and Cardiovascular System
Specifics:
Mental and Mood disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Dementia
- Depression
- Dyslexia
- Schizophrenia
Eyes and Ocular
- Dry Eye
- Macular Degeneration
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
Heart and Cardiovascular System
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Hypertension
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Lowering LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol)
- Raising HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)
- Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
- Fibromyalgia
- Cystic Fibrosis
- IgA Nephropathy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Raynards Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Skin Disorders - Acne, Psoriasis and Eczema