Re: Avoiding Fish Oils - Peskin

[Guest guest]

I found this online after bringing up the same topic a few weeks back.

Though you might like to know...

Attorney General's Complaint against Peskin, 4/12/2003

Protection Division in the name of the State of Texas under the

authority granted to him pursuant to § 17.47 of the Texas Deceptive

Trade Practices Act, TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ANN.

§ 17.41 et seq., ( " DTPA " ) upon the grounds that Defendants have

engaged in false, misleading and deceptive acts and practices in the

conduct of trade or commerce as defined and declared unlawful by §

17.46 (a) and ( of the DTPA.

10. Pursuant to §17.47(a) of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act,

contact has been made with the Defendants' counsel herein, to inform

them of the unlawful conduct alleged herein and that this action would

be filed.

products will: (1) help you lose weight; (2) boost your immune system;

(3) protect against heart disease; (4) reduce the risk of breast,

prostate and other cancers; (5) increase your energy, improve

concentration, and minimize the harmful effects of stress; (6)

eliminate varicose veins; (7) lower blood pressure; (8) lower

cholesterol; (9) eliminate cellulite; (10) cure constipation; (11)

prevent diabetes; (12) manage ADD; (13) eliminate fatigue; (14) reduce

your appetite. Defendants also claim that their Radiant Health

products are great for children, infants and pregnant or nursing

mothers. Defendants claim that all their products help children with

ADD, ADHD, and hyperactivity. Defendants even claim that their

products make children smarter. These health and disease claims cannot

be substantiated by Defendants, and are thus false, misleading and

deceptive.

Defendants fail to disclose that Peskin has a degree in

electrical engineering. The representations that expressly and

impliedly exaggerate the credentials and expertise of Peskin are

false, misleading and deceptive in that they have the tendency to

deceive the buying public. Defendants use of Peskin's book

( " Radiant Health\Moving Beyond the Zone), cassette tapes, video tape,

and CD's, together with other promotional materials, brochures,

pamphlets, and various Internet websites creates and facilitates

widespread false advertising of Defendants' products, as these

materials contain false, misleading and deceptive representations.

18. Defendants, in the course and conduct of trade and commerce, have

directly and indirectly engaged in false, misleading and deceptive

acts and practices declared to be unlawful by the DTPA, §17.46(a) and

DTPA, §17.46(, to wit:

G. Engaging in false, misleading or deceptive acts or practices in the

course of trade or commerce, in violation of DTPA § 17.46(a).

F. Order the disgorgement of all sums taken from consumers by means of

deceptive trade practices, together with all proceeds, interest,

income, profits and accessions thereto;

>

> Nanette,

>

> > Here is more explanation - - what do you think?

> >

> > http://www.brianpeskin.com/PEOs.pdf

>

> Someone posted this recently and I made a response to it, so you

> should be able to find it in the recent archives on the group

> site.

>

> Briefly, the " parent " fatty acids are not essential for two reasons:

> first, they can in fact be synthesized in the body from other fatty

> acids; second and most importantly, there is no evidence that we or

> any other mammals need them.

>

> The only fatty acid that is rigorously demonstrated to be essential is

> arachidonic acid, while DHA is, though less rigorously demonstrated,

> almost certainly essential.

>

> Substantial amounts of fish oil are bad for two reasons: first, they

> contain EPA, which is probably not essential and interferes with the

> essential functions of arachidonic acid; second, they provide omega-3

> fatty acids in far higher quantities than are necessary.

>

> The " parent " omega-6 fatty acid, linoleic acid, is supplied in our

> diet in extremely excessive amounts, and our primary focus with

> respect to PUFA should be to vastly decrease our linoleic acid intake.

>

> The ideal diet, in my opinion, should contain preformed arachidonic

> acid and DHA from liver, butter and eggs, and very small amounts of

> high-vitamin cod liver oil and occasional use of fatty fish. It

> should contain a *very* low level of linoleic acid and should be rich

> in vitamin B6, which will help convert the EPA in the fish and fish

> liver oils to DHA and minimize EPA accumulation, which, in my opinion,

> is something that belongs in fish, not people.

>

> The " parent " fatty acids, which are not essential to humans, belong in

> plants and are almost certainly not necessary for mammals. EPA

> belongs in fish and is probably not essential to any land-dwelling

> organisms. AA and DHA are essential to mammals including humans, and

> DHA needs are probably higher in humans and other primates because of

> the complexity of our brains and eyes. Even these fatty acids,

> however, are primarily required during fetal development, infancy and

> early childhood, and the requirements are probably negligible in

> adults except during pregnancy and lactation.

>

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Quite a find! I would guess the best way to get quality fish oil is to eat

raw fish eggs, they even resemble fish oil round gel caps, but I am sure are

much better in quality no matter what the stats may suggest.

Best regards, Jim

Sumner <sumner_33@...> wrote:

I found this online after bringing up the same topic a few weeks back.

Though you might like to know...

Attorney General's Complaint against Peskin, 4/12/2003

Protection Division in the name of the State of Texas under the

authority granted to him pursuant to § 17.47 of the Texas Deceptive

Trade Practices Act, TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ANN.

§ 17.41 et seq., ( " DTPA " ) upon the grounds that Defendants have

engaged in false, misleading and deceptive acts and practices in the

conduct of trade or commerce as defined and declared unlawful by §

17.46 (a) and ( of the DTPA.

10. Pursuant to §17.47(a) of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act,

contact has been made with the Defendants' counsel herein, to inform

them of the unlawful conduct alleged herein and that this action would

be filed.

products will: (1) help you lose weight; (2) boost your immune system;

(3) protect against heart disease; (4) reduce the risk of breast,

prostate and other cancers; (5) increase your energy, improve

concentration, and minimize the harmful effects of stress; (6)

eliminate varicose veins; (7) lower blood pressure; (8) lower

cholesterol; (9) eliminate cellulite; (10) cure constipation; (11)

prevent diabetes; (12) manage ADD; (13) eliminate fatigue; (14) reduce

your appetite. Defendants also claim that their Radiant Health

products are great for children, infants and pregnant or nursing

mothers. Defendants claim that all their products help children with

ADD, ADHD, and hyperactivity. Defendants even claim that their

products make children smarter. These health and disease claims cannot

be substantiated by Defendants, and are thus false, misleading and

deceptive.

Defendants fail to disclose that Peskin has a degree in

electrical engineering. The representations that expressly and

impliedly exaggerate the credentials and expertise of Peskin are

false, misleading and deceptive in that they have the tendency to

deceive the buying public. Defendants use of Peskin's book

( " Radiant Health\Moving Beyond the Zone), cassette tapes, video tape,

and CD's, together with other promotional materials, brochures,

pamphlets, and various Internet websites creates and facilitates

widespread false advertising of Defendants' products, as these

materials contain false, misleading and deceptive representations.

18. Defendants, in the course and conduct of trade and commerce, have

directly and indirectly engaged in false, misleading and deceptive

acts and practices declared to be unlawful by the DTPA, §17.46(a) and

DTPA, §17.46(, to wit:

G. Engaging in false, misleading or deceptive acts or practices in the

course of trade or commerce, in violation of DTPA § 17.46(a).

F. Order the disgorgement of all sums taken from consumers by means of

deceptive trade practices, together with all proceeds, interest,

income, profits and accessions thereto;

>

> Nanette,

>

> > Here is more explanation - - what do you think?

> >

> > http://www.brianpeskin.com/PEOs.pdf

>

> Someone posted this recently and I made a response to it, so you

> should be able to find it in the recent archives on the group

> site.

>

> Briefly, the " parent " fatty acids are not essential for two reasons:

> first, they can in fact be synthesized in the body from other fatty

> acids; second and most importantly, there is no evidence that we or

> any other mammals need them.

>

> The only fatty acid that is rigorously demonstrated to be essential is

> arachidonic acid, while DHA is, though less rigorously demonstrated,

> almost certainly essential.

>

> Substantial amounts of fish oil are bad for two reasons: first, they

> contain EPA, which is probably not essential and interferes with the

> essential functions of arachidonic acid; second, they provide omega-3

> fatty acids in far higher quantities than are necessary.

>

> The " parent " omega-6 fatty acid, linoleic acid, is supplied in our

> diet in extremely excessive amounts, and our primary focus with

> respect to PUFA should be to vastly decrease our linoleic acid intake.

>

> The ideal diet, in my opinion, should contain preformed arachidonic

> acid and DHA from liver, butter and eggs, and very small amounts of

> high-vitamin cod liver oil and occasional use of fatty fish. It

> should contain a *very* low level of linoleic acid and should be rich

> in vitamin B6, which will help convert the EPA in the fish and fish

> liver oils to DHA and minimize EPA accumulation, which, in my opinion,

> is something that belongs in fish, not people.

>

> The " parent " fatty acids, which are not essential to humans, belong in

> plants and are almost certainly not necessary for mammals. EPA

> belongs in fish and is probably not essential to any land-dwelling

> organisms. AA and DHA are essential to mammals including humans, and

> DHA needs are probably higher in humans and other primates because of

> the complexity of our brains and eyes. Even these fatty acids,

> however, are primarily required during fetal development, infancy and

> early childhood, and the requirements are probably negligible in

> adults except during pregnancy and lactation.

>

> Chris

>

Well done is better than well said..., Jim Igo

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