Researchers now suggest that the epidemic of childhood asthma is associated with a change in the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio in the diet. It used to be around 5:1, (omega 6 to omega 3) but is now closer to 15:1. The researchers found that children who regularly consumed fresh, oily fish (such as mullet, orange roughy, Atlantic salmon or rainbow trout which contains more than two per cent fat) had a four times lower risk of developing asthma than did children who rarely or never ate oily fish.
Researchers now report that supplementation with fish oil has shown to reduce asthma symptoms in children with long-term bronchial asthma. One study involved 29 children between the ages of 8 and 14 years who had suffered from asthma for an average of 10 years and had at some point been admitted to the hospital. Some children in the study were chosen to receive fish oil capsules, and others received capsules (olive oil) three times daily, for slightly less than a year.
The amount of fish oil given to the children varied, and was measured according to their body weight. After the therapy, the asthma score, a measure of the severity and frequency of attacks, had dropped from an average of 21 to an average of 6 in the group of children who had been given the fish oil group, but with no significant change in the group of children that had been given the olive oil.
The risk reduction for asthma attacks persisted even after taking into consideration other risk factors like their parents suffering from asthma, or smoking, and early respiratory infections.
Consumption of non-oily fish and canned fish did not appear to reduce the incidents of asthma attacks.
Fish oil contains the two omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid DHA. Researchers have stated speculation that EPA can prevent asthma, or may reduce its severity by lessening airway inflammation.
Some studies have shown that populations with a high intake of fish oils have fewer occurrences of inflammatory diseases like asthma.
Omega 3's have been studied in inflammatory conditions apart from asthma and have shown benefits.
This is why I hope that there will be continued interest in fish oils and how, when added to the diet, help with asthma. Some studies have shown that lung function test results improved to the level below where exercise induced asthma is diagnosed, that the amount of bronchodilator medication use was decreased, and that the levels of inflammatory markers in sputum was reduced.
So the studies' conclusions show that fish oil may be a potentially helpful non drug treatment for asthma, especially exercise induced asthma.
Since it is known that omega 3 oils help strengthen the integrity of cell walls, and help heal cellular tissues, it makes sense that giving your family omega 3 oils would improve chances for optimum results with family health.
Omega 6 fats are also good fats, but you need to make sure you eat omega 3 fats as well. Because fish contain industrial contaminants, supplementation with purified fish oil is a good idea. You can help your asthma, and address other inflammatory or potentially inflammatory conditions. Inflammation is aging!
Researchers now report that supplementation with fish oil has shown to reduce asthma symptoms in children with long-term bronchial asthma. One study involved 29 children between the ages of 8 and 14 years who had suffered from asthma for an average of 10 years and had at some point been admitted to the hospital. Some children in the study were chosen to receive fish oil capsules, and others received capsules (olive oil) three times daily, for slightly less than a year.
The amount of fish oil given to the children varied, and was measured according to their body weight. After the therapy, the asthma score, a measure of the severity and frequency of attacks, had dropped from an average of 21 to an average of 6 in the group of children who had been given the fish oil group, but with no significant change in the group of children that had been given the olive oil.
The risk reduction for asthma attacks persisted even after taking into consideration other risk factors like their parents suffering from asthma, or smoking, and early respiratory infections.
Consumption of non-oily fish and canned fish did not appear to reduce the incidents of asthma attacks.
Fish oil contains the two omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid DHA. Researchers have stated speculation that EPA can prevent asthma, or may reduce its severity by lessening airway inflammation.
Some studies have shown that populations with a high intake of fish oils have fewer occurrences of inflammatory diseases like asthma.
Omega 3's have been studied in inflammatory conditions apart from asthma and have shown benefits.
This is why I hope that there will be continued interest in fish oils and how, when added to the diet, help with asthma. Some studies have shown that lung function test results improved to the level below where exercise induced asthma is diagnosed, that the amount of bronchodilator medication use was decreased, and that the levels of inflammatory markers in sputum was reduced.
So the studies' conclusions show that fish oil may be a potentially helpful non drug treatment for asthma, especially exercise induced asthma.
Since it is known that omega 3 oils help strengthen the integrity of cell walls, and help heal cellular tissues, it makes sense that giving your family omega 3 oils would improve chances for optimum results with family health.
Omega 6 fats are also good fats, but you need to make sure you eat omega 3 fats as well. Because fish contain industrial contaminants, supplementation with purified fish oil is a good idea. You can help your asthma, and address other inflammatory or potentially inflammatory conditions. Inflammation is aging!