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>>> WELCOME BACK. A NEW BOOK IS LOOKING AT OMEGA-
3s AND HOW TAKING THEM COULD BE
HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE AUTHOR PAUL GREENBERG IS
HERE TO HELP US SORT IT OUT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHERE DO WE STAND ON OMEGA-
3s?
3s?
3s? >>
3s? >> RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE
SOLID EVIDENCE THAT OMEGA-3s
DECREASE THE RISK OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. >> AFTER ALL THOSE FISH OIL
SUPPLEMENTS?
SUPPLEMENTS? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THERE'S BEEN ONE BIG TRIAL
AFTER ANOTHER AND THEY FOUND
VERY WEAK EVIDENCE.
IT'S CONFUSING BECAUSE THE
OMEGA-3 IS VERY INTEGRAL IN
MANY PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY.
YOUR BRAIN IS UP TO 10% OMEGA-3
FATTY ACIDS.
FATTY ACIDS. BASICALLY THE BRAIN IS A PIECE
OF FAT ON A STICK.
FAST WHY YOU FEEL THICK IN THE
MORNING SOMETIMES.
MORNING SOMETIMES. >> DO THE SUPPLEMENTS HELP?
>> THEY MAY.
I THINK THE JURY IS OUT ON THE
NEUROLOGICAL STUFF.
NEUROLOGICAL STUFF. THE CARDIOVASCULAR STUFF LATELY
ISN'T SHOWING THE RESULTS THE
INDUSTRY HOPED IT WOULD SHOW.
>> BUT THERE'S A BIG STUDY CUP
THAT COULD PUT THIS TO REST?
>> A BIG TRIAL CALLED THE VITAL
STUDY.
STUDY.
STUDY. LAST I SPOKE WITH THEM, IT'S
COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER.
I HAD TO PUBLISH.
THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 30,000
STUDIES SO I COULDN'T WAIT FOR
ANOTHER ONE.
ANOTHER ONE. >> WHO'S DOING THIS ONE?
>> BRIGHAM YOUNG.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO WE'LL KNOW MORE LATER THIS
YEAR?
YEAR?
YEAR? >>
YEAR? >> I THINK THAT WILL BE MORE
CONCLUSIVIVE, YES.
CONCLUSIVIVE, YES. >> WHAT IS THE OMEGA PRINCIPLE?
>> IT'S A WAY OF EATING THAT
MAKES US HEALTHY AND MAKES THE
ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY.
ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY. SO I TALK A LOT ABOUT OMEGA-3
SUPPLEMENTS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO HOW WE
EAT.
EAT.
EAT. YOU
EAT. YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN DIET?
MEDITERRANEAN DIET? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I COINED THE TERM A PESCA
MEDITERRANEAN DIET.
MEDITERRANEAN DIET. VERY LITTLE ANIMAL PROTEIN,
LOTS OF LEAFY GREENS, WHOLE
GRAINS, MAYBE A COUPLE MEALS OF
ANIMAL PROTEIN A WEEK.
>> AND I'M WAY OFF.
>> WE ALL ARE.
>> THIS GOES A STEP FURTHER AND
SAYS, MAKE THE SMALL AMOUNTS OF
PROTEIN FROM THE SEA, AND LOOK
AT THINGS FROM THE SEA THAT
WON'T HARM THE ENVIRONMENT.
ANCHOVIES, SARDINES, NICE OILY
FISH FOR US, A LOT OF TIMES
THEY'RE JUST BOILED DOWN.
VERY LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT.
THE OTHER THING IS MUSSELS,
CLAMS, OYSTERS.
CLAMS, OYSTERS. I LOVE COMING TO SEATTLE TO EAT
EVERYTHING HERE.
EVERYTHING HERE. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> THOSE CLEAN THE MARINE
ENVIRONMENT AND MAKE STRUCTURE
AND HABITAT FOR OTHER FISH.
SO IT'S BASICALLY FOCUSING ON
THE SMALLER FISH AND MOLLUSKS
THAT ARE HIGH IN OMEGA-3 FATTY
ACIDS AND LIGHT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO DOES IT MATTER TO THE
ENVIRONMENT WHETHER IIC THAT
THE SUPPLEMENTS OR NOT?
>> THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE NOT
MADE FROM FISH AT ALL.
WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS
THERE'S AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY
CALLED THE REDUCTION INDUSTRY.
EVERY YEAR THEY BOIL DOWN 20 TO
25 MILLION TONS OF LITTLE FISH
INTO ANIMAL FEED, FERTILIZER,
AND SUPPLEMENTS. SO IMAGINE IF
WE HAD ALL THAT BACK IN THE
SEA.
SEA.
SEA. THINK HOW MANY MORE WHALES AND
SEALS AND DOLPHINS.
I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO MOVE
BEYOND THAT.
BEYOND THAT. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP TAKING
THAT, THERE ARE SUPPLEMENTS
MADE FROM ALGAE.
IT'S ALGAE THAT MAKE IT.
>> BLOWING MY MIND.
SO HOW DO I KNOW WHICH
SUPPLEMENTS THAT ARE MADE OUT
OF ALGAE?
OF ALGAE?
OF ALGAE? >> THERE'S A COMPANY THAT'S AN
ALGAE FARM IN TEXAS.
YOU WERE EXPECTING CATTLE AND
THERE'S ALGAE.
THERE'S ALGAE. THERE'S ANOTHER PRODUCT THAT'S
A FISH OIL SUPPLEMENT NOT MADE
FROM DIRECT HARVEST.
IT'S MADE FROM THE LEFTOVERS.
LIKE YOU FILLET THE SALMON BUT
THE GUTS AND STUFF ARE FULL OF
OIL.
OIL.
OIL. YOU'RE NOT KILLING ANYTHING
EXTRA, JUST USING THE WHOLE
THING.
THING.
THING. INSTEAD OF MAKING THIS A DIRECT
HARVEST SITUATION, LET'S USE IT
AS A RECYCLING PROJECT.
ALGAE IS THE ORIGINAL SOURCE,
WHICH WON'T HARM ANYTHING.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER THING,
WHICH I KNOW IN THIS AREA
SALMON FARMING HAS BEEN VERY
BIG.
BIG.
BIG. SALMON ARE GENERALLY FED OTHER
FISH, THE ONES THAT GO INTO THE
SUPPLEMENTS.
SUPPLEMENTS. THERE'S A WAY TO RECYCLE FOOD
WASTE.
WASTE.
WASTE. AMERICANS THROW OUT A FORKFUL
OF FOOD FOR EVERY FORKFUL THEY
EAT.
EAT.
EAT. SO
EAT. SO THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN
GET AWAY FROM TAKING THAT 20
MILLION METRIC TONS OF LITTLE
FISH.
FISH.
FISH. >>
FISH. >> WE'D DO IT IF WE KNEW HOW.
THE BOOK TELLS US.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> GREAT TALKING WITH YOU.
>> AND I'LL BE IN SEATTLE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. >> I'VE GOT ALL THE INFORMATION
HERE.