ALA vs DHA in Fish and Cows

Article 1:  Omega-3: ALA intakes enough for EPA/DPA levels for non-fish eaters?

Author: Stephen Daniells

Source: nutraingredients-usa.com

Link : http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Omega-3-ALA-intakes-enough-for-EPA-DPA-levels-for-non-fish-eaters

Article 2: CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF ALA TO DHA IN HUMANS

Author: Dr. Bruce Holub, PhD; Steve Holub, M.A.; Laura Holub, M.Sc.

Source: DHA & EP

A Omega-3

Link: http://www.dhaomega3.org/Overview/Conversion-Efficiency-of-ALA-to-DHA-in-Humans

Article 3: Frequently Asked Questions
Author: Omega 3 Beef Group
Source: Omega 3 Beef
Link: http://www.omega3beef.com/about/faq/#.WIegtFUrIqM

Article 4: Measuring Fish Composition
Author: Tory Research Station
Source: FAO Corporate Document Respository
Link: http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5957e/x5957e01.htm

Grass fed > Grain fed 2

Link: http://www.alligga.com/conversion-of-ala-into-epa-and-dha/
Link: http://www.drtimdelivers.com/nihtalk11macmic082508/nihtalk11.shtml

Title: Conversion of ALA into EPA and DHA
Title: Natural-Trans Fatty Acids: production in cows from Dietary FA

Author: Alligga
Author: Timothy Bilash MD, MS, OBGYN

Summary: Conversion of ALA can be done but it is rare only 8-20% gets converted into essential n-3s. Western diet effects this rate.
Summary: CLA is produced from LA, LNA, GLA, and TVA through bioconversion in Rumen and Breast Fat Tissue.

Why Omega-3 Levels Differ in Muscles

Title: Effect of feeding systems on omega-3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid and trans fatty acids in Australian beef cuts: potential impact on human health.

Authors: Eric N Ponnampalam, Neil J Mann and Andrew J Sinclair

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Date: 2006

Link: http://www.seattlecentral.edu/faculty/jwhorley/FatsInBeef.pdf

IA/Diabetes In depth

Article 1: 

Title: Type-1 Diabetes- Topic Overview

Author: Anonymous Doctors

Source: WebMD

Link: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/tc/type-1-diabetes-topic-overview#1

Date: 2005

Article 2: 

Title: Vitamin D and Diabetes

Author: C. Mathieu, C. Gysemans, A. Giulietti, R. Bouillon

Source: Diabetologia

Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-005-1802-7

Date: July 2005

Article 3: 

Title: The environment and origins of islet autoimmunity and Type 1 diabetes

Author: S. Eringsmark Regnéll and Å. Lernmark

Source: NCBI

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3552102/

Date: February 1, 2014

Article 4: 

Title: Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis

Author: Michael F. Holick

Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Link: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/3/362.short

Date: March 2004

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Fish Carcinogenicity Explained

Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378427498003129
Title: Carcinogenicity of metal compounds: possible role of DNA repair inhibition
Source: ScienceDirect
Date: December 1998

http://www.seafoodhealthfacts.org/seafood-safety/general-information-patients-and-consumers/seafood-safety-topics/toxins
Toxins
Seafood Health Facts
2016

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2013-09/documents/cancer_guidelines_final_3-25-05.pdf
Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment
US Environmental Protection Agency
March 2005

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=1&po=8
Arsenic Toxicity: What Are the Standards and Regulation for Arsenic Exposure?
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
October 2011

Alzheimer's, Genes, and DHA

Article 1
Title: Alzheimer's Lab Information: Lifestyle & Diet
Author: Mary S. Easton Alzheimer's Research Center Dept. Neurology, UCLA & GRECC, Veterans GLA
Source: Alzheimer's Research Mission
Link: http://alzheimer.neurology.ucla.edu/diet.html

Article 2
Title: Oxidation in OMega-3 Oils: An Overview
Author: The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s and The Council for Responsible Nutrition
Source: The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s and The Council for Responsible Nutrition
Link: www.goedomega3.com/index.php/files/download/337

Article 3
Title: Impact of apoE genotype on oxidative stress, inflammation and disease risk
Author: Laia Jofre-Monseny, Anne M. Minihane, Gerald Rimbach
Source: Research Gate
Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5648683

More research: Dioxins and Diabetes

Article 1: 

Title: Dioxin affects glucose transport via the arylhydrocarbon receptor signal cascade in pluripotent embryonic carcinoma cells.
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17872374
Source: PubMed.gov
Date: Sep 13, 2013

Article 2: 

Title: Cell death and impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion induced by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in the beta-cell line INS-1E

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17363022

Source: PubMed.gov

Date: May 1, 2007

Happy Medium

Link: http://www.bamco.com/blog/grain-fed-vs-grass-fed/

Title: "Grain-Fed Vs. Grass-Fed Beef- And Somewhere in Between?"

Source: Bon Appetit Management Company

Date: September 12, 2011

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Link: https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jas/abstracts/90/10/3527

Title: The environmental and economic impact of removing growth-enhancing technologies from U.S. beef production

Source: ACSESS

Date: January 20, 2015
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DHA effects on different APOE

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnc.12640/full

Article Source: Wiley online library


Title: Reduction in DHA transport to the brain of mice expressing human APOE4 compared to APOE2

Date: 29 January 2014