EPA shows promise for metabolic syndrome, no the EPA is not

[HysteryDiagnosis]

going to come to your house and adjust your diet, exercise schedule etc.

http://www.lef.org/whatshot/2010_09.htm


EPA shows promise for metabolic syndrome

An article published online on September 1, 2010 in the journal Diabetes revealed the discovery of researchers in Japan of an antiobesity effect for the omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in a study of mice given diets containing a high amount of fat and sugar (sucrose). Western diets containing high amounts of fat and sugar have been implicated in metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms that increase the risk of diabetes.

In their introduction to the article, the authors remark that visceral fat is a key factor in the development of metabolic syndrome, and that enhanced production of fat by the liver and fatty liver disease also play a role in the condition. In four experiments, male mice were fed a high fat diet or a high fat/high sucrose diet with or without the addition of EPA for 4 to 20 weeks. While obesity developed in those that received the high fat diet as well as those that received the high fat/high sucrose diet, liver lipogenic enzymes increased, the development of fatty liver was more severe and hyperinsulinemia developed more rapidly in the latter group. Eicosapentaenoic acid added to the high fat, high sucrose diet resulted in reduced weight gain and obesity-associated elevations in blood glucose and insulin, while it had no effect on obesity in mice given high fat diets. The authors suggest that suppression of enhanced hepatic fat production contributes to EPA’s antiobesity effect.

“This study is the first demonstration that the antiobesity effect of EPA in high fat/high sucrose-induced obesity is associated with the suppression of hepatic lipogenesis and steatosis,” the authors announce. “Because the metabolic syndrome is often associated with hepatic lipogenesis and steatosis, the data of this study suggest that EPA is suited for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome.”

[truedelphi]

1. Good to know that EPA is being studied and seen as beneficial.

I also liked a study where the fatter people were made to follow the skinny people around for a week, do everything physical that the skinny people did, and eat only what they ate.

All the fatter people lost weight doing that.

Of course the bigger problem for most of us who are overweight is that often a physical disability, physical pain or underlying condition causes a person to be a couch potato and not move around enough, and to eat far too much while they lay around.

When I finally found out I was allergic to wheat, and that not eating it would lessen my pain levels by over half and also turn my appetite control mechanism back on, I dropped five pounds in a week, for no other reason than I quit the wheat.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Did you by any chance defer to rice and its cousins?? I'm thinking

that as much as I LOVE bread I need to make a change... do as you have done.

[truedelphi]

3. I am usually eating millet now.

I know and have known for a long time, that my body cannot handle formaldehyde. Or mold.

And unfortunately, formaldehyde and mold are now increasing rapidly in all the grains grown in the USA. This is mostly to Genetic Modification of our crops, with formaldehyde containing RoundUp sprayed on our crops. Also our farmers cannot send the crops overseas because the foreign nations know much more about how dangerous the GM stuff is then our scientists do. So the crops remain here for us to consume.

I have never liked rice itself, but I do like organic rice flour. So when I want a pizza or crackers, I use rice flour mixed with tapioca flour. it is like four times (or more) more expensive than wheat flour. But i cannot eat wheat at all.

We also make a great corn bread with organic corn flour. I make an awesome blueberry-sour cream crumble cake using the tapioca and rice flours.

My outlook on life and my behavior improved so much that my husband gave up eating wheat too.

[truedelphi]

4. And here is a Sept 2010 study on RoundUp and its causing birth defects

Not done in USA but in Buenos Aires.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9242864

[mzteris]

6. "all the fatter people lost weight doing that"

this is not necessarily true - (though it *may* have proven so for these particular people in that particular study)...

my son eats more healthily than the overwhelming majority of people and exercises a whole damn lot more than any other kid in his school.

He's been under the care of a pediatric endocrinologist, nutritionist and exercise physiologist for over two years, btw. They WISH other kids ate like he does!

My point is, it is insulting and maddening to constantly hear "eat better and exercise more" when that is most definitely NOT the problem (eating better in the sense that the average person means "eat better" - we are trying some "eating smarter" as in different food combinations and actually eating MORE)...

[truedelphi]

7. Look - I am overweight myself.

I did not mean to seem to be attacking your son. And he is lucky indeed to have a parent that has devoted the time and energy and probably money as well to help him deal with his health issues.

In my post, I tried to qualify that situation by explaining that I myself could not lose weight until I discovered that I had an allergy to the most common grain served as food here in the USA, that is, wheat.

No where was it stated that the study said that every single heavy set person in the world would lose weight if they ate less and if they exercised more. I even pointed out that sometimes an unidentified reason exists for someone's weight problems.

I wish that I had pointed out that some people probably just have the genetic structure to set about the weight problem scenario. I forget the name of the condition, but there is at least one identified condition that causes some people to binge on food, even to the point that they end up tipping the scales at over 500 lbs. (And I am not saying your son has that condition.)

However, for MOST people, the statistical odds are that their getting around more and eating less will indeed cause them to lose weight. Especially if they have addressed all the physical mechanisms that are involved in weight gain. If their endocrine system is up to par, if they are not eating allergins that cause their appetite control mechanism to go askew, etc, then more exercise and eating smaller amounts will indeed help.

For some people all that is necessary is understanding the caloric index. One of my friends was put on a calorie diet by a doctor. She never knew that butter was much more calorie dense than other foods, and once she understood that fact, and limited her butter intake, the pounds dropped off. (And again, I am not saying that this is the story with everyone trying to lose weight.)

[mzteris]

8. i'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply

that it was "you" - it's just that "eat less, exercise more" is what - it seems like - EVERYBODY SAYS! And it's maddening!

While yes, that meme applies to a lot - maybe even MOST - people, I keep trying to make sure that people understand that it is not always the case and to automatically assume it is can really hurt someone's feelings.


I know food allergies - or even not a true allergy just a food "intolerance" - can sometimes be a culprit. We're going "dairy free" right now to see if that could be an issue. If we can get up the nerve, we'll try gluten-free again. We tried it this , but his dad refused to cooperate with the "diet" when he came into town and messed up our program at the time. It's just a matter of getting all our ducks in a row.

Being vegetarian - it's very difficult to go dairy AND gluten free at the same time. Food choices are limited enough, and protein really becomes an issue.

[mzteris]

5. just so people know and understand - -

not all people with metabolic syndrome "got it" as a result of a diet high in fat and sugar.

My son grew up on a very low-fat diet (due to his older brother's genetic cholesterol disorder), and limited (added) sugar - though he did eat a diet rich in fruits up until a couple of months ago. (Now his fruit intake is limited to no more than two servings per day, and absolutely NO fruit juice of any kind.)