Benefits of fish oil

Lecturer: Madam Mona Binti Zakaria

Section 36
By:
 Nurul Aina Nasuha Binti Ahmad Kamshor 1619412
 Nuril Izdihar Binti Mohammad Isa 1623902
Outline
A. What is
fish oil?
B. Thesis statement

C. 1st , 2nd & 3rd

main point D. Conclusion

E. Islamic perspective
What is fish oil?
 Oil that are made from tissues of oily fishes.

Salmon Tuna Mackerel

 Eicosapentaenoi
c acid
(EPA)

Omega-3 Docosahexaenoic
fatty acids acid
(DHA).
Nutrient
in fish
oil
 Benefits of fish oil

Improve
Increase brain
cardiovascular
function
health

Reduce risk of
cancer
1. Improve cardiovascular health

Prevent CHD Reduce sudden

cardiac death
2. Increase brain function

Reduce Good Fetus

Depression development

Lowered risk of
dementia &
Alzheimer
diseases
Reduce Depression

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) aid in reducing the

occurrences of depression.

Promote oxygenation & nutrient delivery to the

brain by supporting vascular health in the brain.

increase positive mood.

 Good fetus development

Pregnant women & lactating mother consumed

adequate amount of fish oil.

Yield a higher content of DHA in her breast milk.

fetus will received more Omega-3 fatty acid from

their mother.
Literature review
studied by Horrocks & Young in 1999.

Pregnant women drink alcohol= fetal alcohol

syndrome.

when they consume tuna which contain DHA,

it can completely prevented the ethanol effect in
the brain phospholipid of the fetus.
3. Reduce the risk of cancer

Decrease cancer risk development.

Reduce size of tumour.
 Literature Review

By Wul, Harvey, Ruzmetov, Welch,

Sech, Jackson, Stillwell, Zaloga and
Rafat A. Siddiqui in 2015.
Study how fish oil inhibits cancer growth
in mice
Mice fed with fish oil has a plummeted
cancer growth and decreased tumour
volume
Conclusion

Fish oil provides essential nutrient in combating

disease related to heart, brain and cancer.

One should consume fish oil as their daily supplements

Islamic perspective