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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Facts You Should Know!

October 8, 2004- Due to recent findings on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for heart health, scientists and food corporations are busy trying to find ways to include the super nutrient into just about every food including juice, yogurt, salad dressing, margarine, meat, milk, and bread.

Critics say the rise in popularity is just a phase, but most experts disagree. There have been numerous successful studies conducted on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids and they all show signs of benefits ranging from heart health to psychiatric symptoms.

Here are some results of popular studies:

Danish investigators studied the indigenous people of Greenland and found that although their diets were loaded with fat, their death rates from heart attacks were significantly lower than the Danes’ who ate more meat and milk products.

A large Italian study found that the 11,324 subjects who took part in the study with pre-existing heart disease were 15 percent less likely to have had a non-fatal heart attack or stroke if they took fish oil. Each participant took 850 mg of omega-3 fatty acids every day for three and a half years. Those who took the oil were 45 percent less likely to have a heart attack than those who were given placebos.

Population studies in the Netherlands and the United States have reported that people who said they eat fish once weekly or more were 60 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease in subsequent years.

Several small studies have reported that fish oils helped improve psychiatric symptoms. One found that bipolar patients given fish oils had improved symptoms.

Omega-3 fatty acids, also called fish oils, are long chains of carbons that are polyunsaturated, meaning they contain several double bonds. They’re called omega-3s because the first double bond in the string is positioned three places from the chains end. When three of the fatty acids are linked to a chemical called a glycerol, they make an oil.

Mestel, Rosie. The Lure of Fish Oil. Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2004.

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