April 14, 2019 Sunday
Bedtime Story
How Sardines are Processed
Last night I had left you with two words
that may be unfamiliar to many.
One was “sardine packing” and the other was
Dünamünde Action.
Sardine is a highly nutritious fish that is
rich in vitamins, minerals but most importantly omega-3 fatty acid that are
fatty acids with multiple double bonds.
It is no doubt that these fatty acids play
an important role in human physiology and biochemistry but it is almost certain
that there is more hype than substance around its use as a multi-purpose or
rather all-purpose supplement.
In a review paper published in the
September 12, 2012 issue of The Journal of American Medical Association titled
“Association Between Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Risk of Major
Cardiovascular Disease Events: A
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” the
conclusion that was arrived at was as follows:
Overall, omega-3 PUFA supplementation was
not associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, cardiac death, sudden
death, myocardial infarction, and stroke.
In yet another paper published in just March
of last year (2018) in JAMA Cardiology titled “Associations of Omega-3 Fatty
Acid Supplement Use with Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Meta-analysis of 10
Trials Involving 77,917 Individuals” in the conclusion it was stated that:
“However, the results of the present meta-analysis
provide no support for the recommendations to use approximately 1 g/d of
omerga-3 FAs in individuals with a history of CHD for the prevention of fatal
CHD, non fatal MI, or any other vascular events.”
It has often been the case in medicine and
health sector that something that is useful or essential biochemically or
physiologically for the working of healthy organism is hyped and oversold by
the health industry generating huge revenue for corporations.
Same is the case with omega-3 fatty acids
though Sardines is a delicacy world over especially for the people living on
the coastal areas (even Hindu India loves them).
Sardines are often sold in small cans as
the fishes are small and often measure less than 6 inches in length.
In the canneries the fishes are washed and
their head excised, following which they are smoked or deep fried or steam-cooked
following which they are left to dry.
Only after this are they packed in small
shallow tin boxes in olive, sunflower, or soybean oil or sometimes in tomato or
chili sauce.
They are tightly packed in these small cans
(and have often served as my lunch) for the ease of their portability,
non-perishability, minimal need for cooking and high protein content.
It is this tight packing in small canned space
that has led to their metaphorical use in describing any situation where people
are crowded together may it be a bus or a court room.
In the case of Jeckeln it was the dug up
pits containing piles of dead human bodies recently shot by his men under his
direct command and supervision.
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Good night Mon Ami and my fellow cousin ape.
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