Human Health Benefits from fish Consumption and Environmental Toxicity issues in Fish Flesh

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Human Health Benefits from fish Consumption and Environmental Toxicity issues in Fish Flesh

Subha Ganguly

Author Affiliations

¹ AICRP on Post Harvest Technology (ICAR), Department of Fish Processing Technology, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 5, Budherhat Road, P.O. Panchasayar, Chakgaria, Kolkata - 700 094, WB, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 2, Issue (9), Pages 84-85, September,10 (2013)

Abstract

The oily fishes act as potential source of fish oil containing rich content of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Fishes namely, salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies and sardines which inhabit the cold waters serve as rich source of fish oil. On the contrary, the tunas have comparatively lesser concentration of omega-3 acids present in them. The intake of fish oil has enormous implications in overall health status of the consumers. Heavy metals possess high density and toxicity towards living beings. Heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, lead and mercury are point popular and relevant. Heavy metals constitute the crust of the earth which resists degradation. Human get inflicted with heavy metals through the agency of food, water and atmosphere. Mercury poisoning by eating fishes is a prominent cause for public health hazard.

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[ref1] American Heart Association, Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids (2007)

[ref2] Nair G.M. and Connolly S.J., Should patients with cardiovascular disease take fish oil?, Canadian Medical Association Journal, 178(2), 181–82 (2008)

[ref3] Su, Kuan-Pin, Huang, Shih-Yi, Chiu, Chih-Chiang, Shen and Winston W., Omega-3 fatty acids in major depressive disorder, European Neuropsychopharmacology, 13(4), 267-71 (2003)

[ref4] Laurance Jeremy, Fish supplements may reduce risk of cancer, The Independent (London),(2010)

[ref5] Yehuda Shlomo, Rabinovitz Sharon and Mostofsky David I., Mixture of essential fatty acids lowers test anxiety, Nutritional Neuroscience,8(4), 265–67 (2005)

[ref6] Cleland Leslieg, James Michaelj and Proudman Susannam, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 8, 679–81 (2006)

[ref7] Falk-Petersen S.S. et al., Lipids and fatty acids in ice algae and phytoplankton from the Marginal Ice Zone in the Barents Sea, Polar Biology, 20(1), 41–47 (1998)

[ref8] Bousquet M., Saint-Pierre M., Julien C., Salem N., Cicchetti F. and Calon F., Beneficial effects of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid on toxin-induced neuronal degeneration in an animal model of Parkinson's disease, The FASEB Journal, 22(4), 1213–25 (2007)

[ref9] Zhang W., Hu X., Yang W., Gao Y. and Chen J., Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Confers Long-Term Neuroprotection Against Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury Through Anti-Inflammatory Actions, Stroke, 41(10), 2341–47 (2010)

[ref10] Jensen Craig L., Voigt, Robert G., Llorente Antolin M., Peters Sarika U., Prager Thomas C., Zou Yali L., Rozelle Judith C., Turcich Marie R. et al., Effects of Early Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake on Neuropsychological Status and Visual Acuity at Five Years of Age of Breast-Fed Term Infants, The Journal of Pediatrics, 157(6), 900–05 (2010)