A research scientist from Louisiana State University has found that consuming fish oil or omega-3 fatty acid can potentially help prevent diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa and Huntington’s disease. We know that there are genetic abnormalities that occur to cause these diseases.What fish oil does is prevent the misfolding of these abnormal genes that cause the diseases to manifest symptoms. (http://www.physorg.com/news159366745.html)

There have been previous studies in mice that had the gene for Parkinson’s disease and that were given fish oil in their diets, and it was found that they were less likely to develop the disease.This new study now suggests how this might be done.

We already know that fish oil is good for the brain, joints, and heart. Now this gives us another good reason to make sure that we have adequate amounts in our diet, particularly if there is a family history of one of the diseases mentioned above.If you are concerned about the mercury content of fish, then take fish oil supplements that you know are mercury free. If you already have a disease such as Parkinson’s disease, you might want to have a discussion with your doctor concerning fish oil and the possibility that it may be beneficial to a family member, and perhaps to you.