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Effects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and ... - FINS

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1 st WorkshopXIII International Feed Technology Symposiumwhen 200 g <strong>of</strong> organic selenium is taken each day. The daily intake <strong>of</strong> selenium in thelargest part <strong>of</strong> the population is lower than 200 g. One <strong>of</strong> the ways <strong>of</strong> introducingselenium into the human organism is through milk <strong>and</strong> meat.The higher selenium concentration in milk products means a higher intake <strong>of</strong> seleniuminto the human body, which has a positive influence as selenium is a microelement withpowerful anti-oxidant capabilities. Milk enriched with selenium is considered asfunctional food which can help prevent many diseases.Omega-3 <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> in milk <strong>and</strong> meat <strong>and</strong> their significance for animal <strong>and</strong> humannutritionWhen taking about healthy food <strong>and</strong> its influence on the life quality <strong>and</strong> length, it is<strong>of</strong>ten said that a person is as old as his blood vessels. It is proven that heart <strong>and</strong> coronarydiseases <strong>and</strong> the appearance <strong>of</strong> arthrosclerosis are a direct consequence <strong>of</strong> the intake <strong>of</strong>food <strong>of</strong> animal origin with a high lipid <strong>and</strong> saturated <strong>fatty</strong> acid content, especially certaintypes <strong>of</strong> cholesterol which is the main cause <strong>of</strong> these diseases.Considering this fact, programs <strong>of</strong> healthy nutrition which propagate food enriched withnon-saturated <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong>, mainly omega-3, because it was undeniably proven that theyhave a positive influence on the human health (Sretenović, 2005). Besides the absolutecontent <strong>of</strong> omega-3 <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> in the meal, the relationship between omega-3 <strong>and</strong> othertypes <strong>of</strong> non-saturated <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> namely omega-6 <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong>.The interest for omega-3 <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> is connected with the research conducted inGreenl<strong>and</strong> in the 1970s. Bang <strong>and</strong> associates (1980) have determined through theirresearch that the Eskimo population <strong>of</strong> western Greenl<strong>and</strong> has an astoundingly lowpercentage <strong>of</strong> coronary illness, which was traced back to their nutrition habits which istraditionally rich with fish <strong>and</strong> other see food.This type <strong>of</strong> food is rich with omega-3 <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> which are called eiko-pentanoic (EPA)<strong>and</strong> docoza-hexanoic acid (DHA). Other human communities like the Alaska <strong>and</strong> Japanpopulation which have a similar diet also have a lower coronary disease rate.Omega- 3 <strong>and</strong> omega- 6 <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> which are poly-unsaturated <strong>and</strong> which are found incertain food types (the so called traditional foods) or are added to food making itfunctional, are now in the focus <strong>of</strong> scientific research. The natural sources <strong>of</strong> omega-3(lanoline acid) are: fish oil (a rich source which commonly contains 30-50% omega-3<strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> compared to the total weight), fish from the northern seas, tuna, trout, salmon,crabs, lint seed, green vegetables, <strong>and</strong> leguminous. The low content <strong>of</strong> omega-3 <strong>fatty</strong><strong>acids</strong> is characteristic for beef, pig <strong>and</strong> chicken meat. Regardless <strong>of</strong> the trace amounts <strong>of</strong>these <strong>acids</strong> in these products, consuming high amounts <strong>of</strong> meat in the meals can satisfythe daily needs. The sources <strong>of</strong> Omega-6 or lanoline acid can be found in meat,vegetables <strong>and</strong> vegetable oil (sunflower, soy, cotton seed) as well as milk.It has been determined that nutrition can partially influence the composition <strong>of</strong> <strong>fatty</strong>meat tissue. This has brought animal nutrition into focus, especially the nutrition <strong>of</strong> pigs<strong>and</strong> poultry with such energy sources which will influence the acquisition <strong>of</strong> high qualityfinal products with the reduced content <strong>of</strong> hazardous lipids. Sunflower, sugar beet <strong>and</strong>fish oil are used as energy sources <strong>and</strong> carriers <strong>of</strong> unsaturated <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> <strong>and</strong> sugars,38

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