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health article critique

It was a complicated task to find interesting article on health issues in popular print media . I tried FPinfomart .ca , an all-encompassing Canadian news and information resource , search machines Google and Altavista . I have choosen TV story which everybody can print out . On Feb . 16 2004 1 :53 PM Canatian Television (CTV ) published material 'Most Canadians not getting enough omega 3s . CTV correspondents discovered the double problem : Canadians eat less omega-3s because they awared about high mercury contamination level of sea food and high risk for PCB intake with farmed salmon . But

, on other hand , fish are a rich source of omega 3 fatty acids and many more studies suggest we are simply not getting enough . This article /reportage inform us that omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids which appear prone to a number of diseases That includes certain forms of cancer , diabetes , arthritis , and other autoimmune disorders like lupus , heart diseases . They are vital for brain and eye development in children . Omega-3 fatty acids are powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatories . Deficiencies of omega 3s are also linked to depression and schizophrenia . The experts of American Heart Association says omega 3s can help decrease arrhytmias (irregular heartbeat , decrease triglyceride levels , and decrease growth rate of plaque in the arteries

More than 50 per cent of Canadians are already deficient in omega 3s - even though many say they eat fish . But they eat breaded fish mainly , so they get more trans fats and low omega 3s - 10 parts of trans for every one part omega 3s as said by professor Bruce Holub of the University of Guelp

CTV informs customers that they could measure their levels of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid ) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid ) in blood . Mass media source informs us that a Canadian company , NutraSource Diagnostics , is commercializing a simple blood test that allows doctors to measure how much of the fish oils a patient may need . NutraSource president Will Rowe urged that this test is necessary for advising to maintain or increase our intake of these vital nutrients . Dr . Tom Barnard told history about his 9 years old patient who has colitis Barnard prescribed him fish oil capsules after new tests showed he was seriously deficient in omega 3s . Boy immediately became more energetic and more strong . I just had a good feeling when I started taking it " - said young victim of new /old treatment . The same opinion was expressed by his parents . The last part of the article dedicated to the wonderful perspectives of use of the omega 3 blood test

As an expert , director of McGill 's School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition , Dr . Peter Jones sayd the test should prove useful for a growing cross-section of the population . He proposed omega 3 fats as an importanty indicatore of heart disease risk and consider it will be more informative than traditional LDL (low density lipids ) know as bad cholesterol

Well what type of research we can find in this article ? I think it has some layers...

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