Omega-3 Fats Are Linked to Longevity
Omega -3 Essential Fatty Acids are just what the name implies….. ESSENTIAL. I started taking them years ago for optimal brain function and overall health benefits. I love that more and more research is being done to reveal EVEN MORE benefits, such as with heart health.
Omega-3 fats have for years been shown to help lower levels of heart disease and cardiac death. New research suggests they may possess an even more fundamental benefit: Heart patients with high omega-3 intake had relatively longer “telomeres,” which are stretches of DNA whose length correlates with longevity.
Cardiologists measured telomere length over five years in more than 600 patients who had coronary-artery blockage and previous heart attacks. They found that people with high levels of omega-3 fats in their white blood cells experienced significantly less shortening of telomeres.
The study focused only on “marine” omega-3 found in sources such as fish and krill, not the type found in vegetable sources like flaxseed, walnuts, canola oil or soybean oil.