While on one hand, the Queensland University of Technology researchers are finding if daily doses of fish oil can actually help children suffering from attention deficit disorder, on the other, scientists are making sure that people suffering from either ADD or heart disease get the daily dose of the essential omega-3 fish oils.
But, it is not easy to make sure if all include fish oil in their diet, especially children suffering from ADD - as many may not like tuna, salmon and mackerel rich in long-chain fatty acids called EPA and DHA. The scientists have thus come up with a better solution to even this — they have developed genetically modified plants capable of producing essential omega-3 fish oils!
So, it seems to be a good alternative for people who dislike eating fish, or include it in their daily diet. Thus now, people can get enough of these required nutrients with some delicacies made out if this GM plants.
The scientists have injected alga l genes into oilseed rape. Since, it is commonly used in animal feed; it would eventually pass into the human food chain. And, the marine algae create fatty acids that pass into the human food chain through fish.
Do you know, we need to consume about 450mg of omega-3 oils every day? But, unfortunately most adults can manage barely just half that amount and teenagers, its even lower! They consume just 100mg a day. And, not to mention, the low-income families get less than average of it in their diet.
So, this new development is sure to provide an welcome alternative to the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids-rich fish - like tuna or salmon - as there are no plant species that can synthesize omega threes naturally.
