Alex S

Quails Get Super Fit by Simply Eating Omega-3 Diet

Scientist Jean-Michel Weber and Simba Nagahuedia, a student of the University of Ottowa, worked together to fing out if omega-3 increases aerobic capacity (endurance) in bobwhite quails.

Over six weeks, Weber fed three groups of the birds on an omega-3 diet. One group was fed n-3 eicosapentaenoic acid, the second, n-3 docosahexaenoic acid, and the third a equal solution of the two. After the six weeks, Nagahuedia checked the pectoral muscles of the birds. This was done to see if the capacity of thier lungs had improved. After measuring the activity levels of four oxidative enzymes, the enzymes' activity levels had increased by between 58 and 90%, for short, the birds endurace capabilities increased by 32%.

This experiment could be thought of in many ways, but in my opinoin it was a good one. But, from what i read, there was no constant. There should have been a group quails on a normal diet. Now these scientists need to try and see if it works in people, too.