#omega#3 fatty acids: from Eskimots to clinical cardiology - what took us so long?

摘要

In 1856, some 150 years ago, the German physician Prosch wrote (as quoted by G. Meldorf in his report on tuberculosis in Greenland [1]) on a bleeding tendency in Eskimos, saying that this 'is not of the same importance as in other countries' - and 'it is probable that this is connected with the facts that the Greenlanders' food is of animal origin. The consumption of blubber may also be of importance' (!).