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Table 13.1 (continued)
Nutrient
Sources
Effects
References
Sardine
Jumbo squid
↓ Serum cholesterol
↑ Cholesterol catabolism
↓ Cholesterol and bile acids
absorption
Hosomi et al. (2009)
↑ Fibrinolysis
Murata et al. (2004)
Antihypertensive
Boukortt et al. (2004)
↓ Obesity
Oishi and Dohmoto
(2009)
Cod proteins ↓ hs-CRP
Ouellet et al. (2008)
Cod proteins ↑ insulin sensitivity
Ouellet et al. (2007)
↓ Cholesterol
Wergedahl et al. (2004)
Antimicrobial
Tincu and Taylor (2004)
↓ Lipid peroxidation
Mendis et al. (2005)
Immunomodulation
Duarte et al. (2006)
Valyl-tyrosine ↓ BP
Kawasaki et al. (2000)
Vitamin D
Fish
Salmon
↓ risk of hip fractures
Bone health
Fan et al. (2013)
Selenium
Tilapia fish
Seafood
Seleno-proteins
Thyroid gland activity
Holben and Smith (1999)
↓ Hg toxicity
Ralston and Raymond
(2010)
Calcium
Mollusks
Crustaceans
Salmon
Cod bones
Bone metabolism
Skeleton rigidity
Ghosh and Joshi (2008),
Tacon and Metian (2013)
and Malde et al. (2010)
Phosphorus
Mollusks
Fish
Bone health
Cell membranes
Nucleoproteins
Nucleic acids
Organic phosphates
Martınez-Valverde et al.
(2000) and Tacon and
Metian (2013)
Taurine
Oysters
Regulates the actions of
antioxidants
Regulates Ca
2+ levels
Regulates bile acids’ conjugation
Immunity
Membrane stability
Huxtable (1992) and
Schuller-Levis and Park
(2004)
Taurine + omega-3 PUFAs ↓ ATS
and dyslipidemia
Elvevoll et al. (2008)
↓ BMI
↓ Atherogenic index
↓ TG
Zhang et al. (2004)
Anti-hypertensive
↓ Cholesterol
↓ Inflammation
Matsushima et al. (2003)
and Schaffer et al. (2010)
(continued)
13 Nutritional and Health Benefits of Seafoods