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With the age, type II diabetes is more likely to occur when a person is overweight or have high blood pressure (hypertension) and a sedentary lifestyle. If you include in your diet 2-3 times per week, the fish may be our most effective weapon against anemia, depression, cardiovascular, arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson’s). Because of high quality protein and fat it contains, the fish is so healthy and recommended.

Prevents heart disease – While 15-20 years ago, was recommended more freshwater fish, lean meat, now things have changed. Oily ocean fish (salmon, tuna, herring, mackerel) in clean and rich in healthy fats (omega 3 fatty acids). The modern diet, intake of these acids is lacking, and the consequences are the emergence of chronic diseases, type II diabetes, obesity, premature aging, and cancer. Eating fish prevents heart disease, as essential fatty acids may prevent fat deposits on blood vessel walls. Omega 3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory effect, so fish is a mean to combat rheumatoid arthritis. Frequent consumption of fish prevents heart attacks.

Fish meat is easier to digest than other meats. But depends on the dish. If you want to eat fried fish is recommended to use olive oil, palm oil and rapeseed oil. But the best is boiled or grilled fish. Not to be contaminated with carcinogenic substances contained in wood or coal smoke, the fish will be prepared on the grill with hot air convection.

Fatty fish has a lower calorie content than other meats: herring has 167 calories/100g, mackerel only 83 calories and tuna calories/100g reach up to 160. Regarding cholesterol, salmon contains 50 mg, 80% edible part. Swordfish is one of the most valuable fish in terms of food, edible part is 98%, of which 17 g protein, 35 mg cholesterol, and only 100 calories. Also, fish is also a reliable source of iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc.

To Test or Not to Test? The Role of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Religious Involvement Among U.S. Adults on Intent-to-Obtain Adult Genetic Testing. Health Educ Behav. 2011 Apr 11; Authors: Botoseneanu A, Alexander JA, Banaszak-Holl J Genetic testing can advance cancer prevention if current screening behaviors improve. Increased prevalence of high-risk genotypes within specific religious groups, use of religious venues for recruiting to genetic screening, and ethical-religious considerations argue for exploring the role of religiosity in forming genetic testing decisions. This study uses the theory of reasoned action and structural equation modeling to test the effects of religious involvement, attitudes, knowledge, and previous experience on intent-to-obtain genetic testing within a representative sample of 1,824 U.S. adults. A majority of respondents indicate willingness to test, especially for curable disorders. Attitudes, knowledge, and previous experience have significant direct effects, and religious involvement has an indirect effect, through its negative effect on attitudes, on intent-to-test. High religious involvement is associated with more negative attitudes toward genetic testing. The findings underscore the need to refine genetic testing outreach efforts to account for multiple influences on consumer intent-to-test. PMID: 21482703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]  

The sense and nonsense of direct-to-consumer genetic testing for cardiovascular disease. Neth Heart J. 2011 Feb;19(2):85-88 Authors: Janssens AC, Wilde AA, van Langen IM Expectations are high that increasing knowledge of the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease will eventually lead to personalised medicine-to preventive and therapeutic interventions that are targeted to at-risk individuals on the basis of their genetic profiles. Most cardiovascular diseases are caused by a complex interplay of many genetic variants interacting with many non-genetic risk factors such as diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption. Since several years, genetic susceptibility testing for cardiovascular diseases is being offered via the internet directly to consumers. We discuss five reasons why these tests are not useful, namely: (1) the predictive ability is still limited; (2) the risk models used by the companies are based on assumptions that have not been verified; (3) the predicted risks keep changing when new variants are discovered and added to the test; (4) the tests do not consider non-genetic factors in the prediction of cardiovascular disease risk; and (5) the test results will not change recommendations of preventive interventions. Predictive genetic testing for multifactorial forms of cardiovascular disease clearly lacks benefits for the public. Prevention of disease should therefore remain focused on family history and on non-genetic risk factors as diet and physical activity that can have the strongest impact on disease risk, regardless of genetic susceptibility. PMID: 21461037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Self Diagnosis of Lynch Syndrome Using Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: A Case Study. Summary of a paper published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling last week by ME Roberts, DL Riegert-Johnson and BC Thomas: We are reporting what we believe to be the first published case of patient initiated direct to consumer (DTC) genetic testing to test for the presence of a known familial mutation. Our client in this case is from a known MSH2 family; both his/her parent and associated grandparent have previously tested positive for the known familial MSH2 mutation. Using 23andme's "family inheritance genome-wide comparison" option we were able to determine that our client most likely inherited the known familial MSH2 mutation without pursuing single site genetic testing. Our client pursued DTC genetic testing instead of single site genetic testing due to the fear of genetic discrimination. This case shows that patients are still fearful of genetic discrimination, despite the passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and that DTC genetic testing may be useful despite the overall negative feeling towards this type of testing in the genetic counseling community.

Blood pressure is the force exerted on the arteries by blood circulating through them. Expression of blood pressure is by combining figures for systolic, recorded during heart muscle contraction and diastolic blood pressure, occurring during heart muscle relaxation (eg 130/85 mmHg). Hypertension means the pressure of blood flowing through arteries. Typically, blood is pumped into the arteries of the heart rhythm (the left ventricle), which develops a certain pressure to be able to send blood into the arterial tree all in all organs. Its pumping pressure can be measured and is called systolic pressure. The next moment, the left ventricle relaxes and gets a quantity of blood in the arteries and is maintained, this time a smaller pressure called diastolic pressure. Hypertension usually occurs when blood vessels narrow, which makes blood flow more difficult, thus causing the heart to work more hard. Although the pressure depends on several individual characteristics, data from industrialized countries suggest that blood pressure rises progressively during life. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is defined by a systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mmHg – 140/90 mmHg. Primary hypertension, represents 90-95% of all cases. Secondary hypertension is caused by another specific condition, such as kidney disease, hormone syndromes, certain treatments and pregnancy. We know that are involved in the development of hypertension both genetic, and environmental factors.