Re: Japan and apraxia? A good reporter question from a new producer.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for information on the Omega because of this my daughter who was

diagnose with apraxia since starting the Omega and private therapy has done

great and is pretty much speaking like other 4 year olds. I will spread the

word.

Lori Almeida

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From: kiddietalk [mailto:kiddietalk@...]

Hi everyone!

I was just speaking with a NYC TV news producer today who is looking

into a segment on apraxia and the Omega 3/6 oil (Possibly because his

fiancé is an SLP in our group! Thanks Joy!!) He raised a very good

question as reporters do which I wanted to throw out to all of you

here.

Are we noticing less apraxia and related speech disorders in

Countries like Japan that consume large amounts of fish? In this

question the " we " can stand for you as a parent, you as a

professional, you as a researcher, or you as a reporter. Is anyone

aware of any reports on this?

And one other thing -they also are interested in documenting the

before and after of a child with a speech disorder like apraxia on

ProEFA. That's so cool because now there is going to be three

separate shows on apraxia/late talkers that will document our

children before and after Omega 3/6 formula's like ProEFA! People

just have to know about this stuff and how it works, and how quick in

most cases!

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lori and all!

You are welcome and it is amazing isn't it? And so sad that

something like fish oil -so simple, safe and inexpensive, is

questioned more than hot dogs and french fries by us as parents to

give our children. I didn't see it yet but just heard that if you

pick up today's (May 1, 2002) USA Today there is an almost full page

article called " Sizing up Omega 3's " -I didn't see it online yet

either, perhaps going ahead it will be. I'll go buy it later!

I found some answers myself to the question about Japan and larger

amounts of fish (nothing on apraxia or speech but I guess good luck

finding that!! That will change though going ahead if we have our

way -right?!!) I'm sending this all to the producer so I thought I'd

send it out here too!

http://www.gsdl.com/assessments/finddisease/ms/fatty_acids.html

However important the role of sunlight, most researchers suspect that

dietary factors are also strongly involved in this geographic

distribution pattern. Japan is, after all, a notable exception to the

high latitude/high MS incidence relationship, having an extremely low

MS rate (although native Japanese who move to Hawaii experience an

increased incidence of MS). Moreover, inland areas of Norway have a

much higher MS rate than coastal areas of Norway, and the Faroe

Islands experienced virtually no cases of MS among its native

population until it came under Western influence and their indigenous

diet changed.

The common dietary factor apparent in these regional

exceptions to the high latitude " rule " for MS is a higher consumption

of fish, combined with a lower consumption of meats, grains, and

dairy products. Indeed, a multivariate analysis of MS risk factors in

the U.S. found higher meat and dairy consumption and lower fish

consumption directly correlating with increased MS risk.3 More

specifically, Belgian researchers examined mortality rates for MS and

found that a relatively low ratio of polyunsaturated fats to

saturated fats was independently associated with MS fatality.4

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http://www.foodproductdesign.com/current/0202NW.html

Fish Oil May Beat the Blues

Scientists think they have evidence that fish oil could cure mental

disorders such as depression and dyslexia — conditions increasingly

common in the Western world.

" This really does represent a breakthrough in the managing of

individual depressions, " andra , senior neuroscience

research fellow at Britain's University of Oxford told a seminar

about depression in Stockholm in mid-November. " If the brain does not

have the right fats, it will not be working right. "

These " right fats " include omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish,

such as salmon and mackerel. 's research found that the

lack of these fats — which brain cells require for normal development

and functioning — causes depression, autism, dyslexia and ADHD in

some people. In countries where people eat less fish, the increase in

the incidence of depression is higher than in, for instance, Japan

where fish consumption remains high, said .

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http://www.medev.ch/pufa/December2001/html/dec2001htmlmod.htm

Fish Diet Shows Benefit For Mothers And Children

Mothers and their children draw significant health benefits from

increased fish and fish oil consumption, according to a large new

study conducted by the US National Institutes of Health.

The study adds to the existing evidence that high levels of

docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)in fish oils and fish play an important

role in the child 's growth anddevelopment of the brain,vision and

nervous system.In mothers,the study found an inverse relationship

between fish consumption and post-partum depression in an

investigation in more than 20 countries.

In South Africa,where women consume only an estimated 4.3 kg of fish

annually,such depression was as high as 24 %in women reporting..Fish

consumption in the US was 24 kg on average,and postpartum depression

was just over 11 %.

In Singapore,where women eat on average more than 40 kg of fish a

year the level of postpartum depression was as low as 0.5 %.

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Omega 3 LC-PUFA Supplements During Pregnancy

Pregnant women need adequate amounts of long-chain polyunsaturated

fats (LC- PUFA)in their diet to ensure their babies ' health because

the fetus may be unable to synthesize sufficient amounts for normal

growth and development.

Arachidonic acid (AA),an omega 6 LC- PUFA,in particular,is considered

an important fetal growth factor,while docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)from

the omega 3 series seems mainly linked to head circumference and

gestational age.

In addition,there is evidence that low levels of LC-PUFA may be

involved in some diseases of pregnancy including preeclampsia.

Indeed,during pregnancy a women may herself have inadequate amounts

of LC-PUFA,especially those of the omega 3 series.This situation may

become worse if she is breast-feeding,has a multiple birth,and/or a

short gap between pregnancies.

Conversely,supplementation with LC- PUFA,particularly with high doses

(e.g. 2.2 g or 2.6 g)of the omega 3 series,has been shown to improve

the LC-PUFA status of both mother and baby,to help reduce perinatal

mortality and growth retardation,as well as the risk of pregnancy-

associated diseases.

Some studies,however,have shown that high-dose supplementation with

omega 3 LC-PUFA may reduce umbilical blood levels of those of the

omega 6 series.The present study*was designed to examine whether the

use of lower doses might achieve the same benefits without this

drawback.

It was carried out among healthy women, of mainly West African

descent,with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies and attending the

main antenatal clinics in the island of Cura ç ao,West Indies.

The women were assigned to one of four groups:group 1 was given a

milk-based multivitamin and mineral supplement designed for pregnant

and breast feeding women;groups 2 and 3 were told to take either one

or three capsules daily of fish oil, respectively;group 4 - the

controls - receive no supplements. All supplements were to be taken

from the second trimester until delivery. Daily intake of

supplemental omega 3 LC-PUFA in the first three groups was 528

mg,336 mg and 1008 mg.

A total of 116 women completed the study: 24 in group 1,15 in group

2,20 in group 3 and 57 in group 4.There were no differences between

groups in either obstetric history or fish consumption at the

beginning of the study.

Analysis of umbilical cord arterial and venous vessel wall fatty acid

composition showed no differences between the controls and group

2.Groups 1 and 3,however,had significantly higher levels than

controls of omega 3 LC-PUFA (6.12 mol%and 5.72 mol%,respectively,vs.

4.96 mol%)and a higher DHA status index i.e.the ratio of DHA to 22:5

omega 6 (2.46 and 2.37,respectively,vs.1.76).

Although the fish oil supplements did not have a statistically

significanteffect on total omega 6 LC-PUFA levels in the umbilical

blood overall,higher doses were linked to lower umbilical blood

levels of some of the omega 6 series.

Furthermore,the 1008 and 528 mg doses produced similar increases in

umbilical cord venous and arterial blood DHA. Indeed the levels were

somewhat lower with the higher dose:0.66 vs.1.02 mol% and 0.81 vs.0.97

mol%,respectively.

The investigators,Francien Velzing-Aarts and colleagues based in The

Netherlands and Cura ç ao,suggest that this would indicate that the

higher doses of supplemental omega 3 LC-PUFA were less effective in

increasing fetal blood levels.

At the same time,their overall conclusion was that a 500-1000 mg

daily omega 3 LC-PUFA supplement during pregnancy, taken from the

second trimester,effectively increases newborn omega 3 LC-PUFA status

without affecting omega 6 LC-PUFA status.

The Source of Arachidonic Acid

in Breast Milk

During the first few months of life,breast- fed infants receive all

the dietary LC-PUFA needed for normal development from mother 's

milk.The PUFA in breast milk originate from a combination of direct

absorption from ingested food, endogenous synthesis and release from

maternal body stores.

This led researchers*from the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro

Social,Mexico City, to seek to assess the contribution that

endogenous synthesis makes to levels of AA in breast milk of women

who regularly ate low-fat diets.

The authors enrolled 10 lactating women who habitually ate low-

fat,largely vegetarian,diets.Five months after giving birth,women

ingested 2.5 mg of stable isotope [(13)C ] linoleic acid per kg body

weight.

72 hours after LA ingestion 16 %of the tracer dose was recovered as

[(13)C ] LA in milk.However,[(13)C ]AA in breast milk accounted for

only 0.01 per cent of the recovered tracer dose.

The authors suggest that a large proportion of dietary AA does not

directly reach breast milk following absorption,but may enter

maternal stores,from where it is released slowly into the circulation.

*Del Prado M,Villalpando S,Elizondo A, et al Contribution of dietary

and newly formed arachidonic acid to human milk lipids in women

eating a low-fat diet Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74:242-7

It should be mentioned,however,that the supplemental omega 6 LC-PUFA

intake in the high fish oil group was three times higher (58 mg/day)

than in the low fish oil group (19 mg/day),the multivitamin group

taking an intermediate position (32 mg/ day).This may have

counteracted the omega 6 reducing effect of the omega 3 LC-PUFA

supplementation.

*Velsing-Aarts FV,van der Klis FRM,van der Dijs FPL,et al.Effect of

three low-dose fish oil supplements,administered during pregnancy,on

neonatal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status at birth.

Prostaglandins,Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 2001;65:51-57.

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And thanks Rhonda for sending

This new CD (Crohn's disease) diet consists of rice, cooked fish, and

soup.

It is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and has an omega-3 to omega-

6

ratio of only 0.5.

http://www.oilofpisces.com/inflammatoryboweldisease.html

The Mediterranean diet has long been touted for its health benefits,

and a

newly completed study points to one component of that diet -- fish

oil -- as

especially beneficial to heart patients.

http://fyi.cnn.com/HEALTH/9903/10/heart.prevention/?related

In an ecological study, fish consumption was linked with a reduced

risk from

all-cause, ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality in 36

countries.

Also, a study of Japanese living in Japan or Brazil reported a dose-

response

relationship between the frequency of weekly fish intake and reduced

CVD

risk factors (i.e., obesity, hypertension, glycohemoglobin and ST-T

segment

change on the electrocardiogram).

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632

Scientists have noticed low rates of depression in countries such as

Japan

that consume a lot of seafood. Researchers are now investigating any

link

between the decrease of omega-3 fatty acids in the American diet

during the

past century and our increasing rate of depression.

http://www.myprimetime.com/health/weight_loss_nutrition/content/fish/i

ndex.s

html (you have to look at the cached version of this in google)

Japanese people eat an average of 140 pounds of fish per year and

have a

very low depression rate of 0.12%. Germans, who eat an average of

only 20

pounds of fish per year have a rate of depression forty times higher

than

the Japanese. Scientists feel that rates of depression are so much

lower in

Japan because Japanese consumption of fish and fish oils protects

against

depression.

http://www.hospitals-doctors.com/lenyeg/stress_buster.htm

Who is this Dr. Mercola anyway?

http://www.mercola.com/2002/mar/30/omega3.htm

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See some of you in AC -if you didn't reserve a spot yet for these

great opportunities please try to do it today -tomorrow is the day

for Kaufman -and then Saturday is the advocacy track -and you

are all welcome to either or both!! Visit http://www.apraxia.cc and

click on upcoming events on the top blue bar if you want more

details! If you can't RSVP and just want to attend I'm sure we can

find a spot for you too based on NJSHA didn't make me tell them an

exact number...yet!!

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