The benefits of omega-3 and Fish Oils as part of a healthy diet are constantly in health news reports and studies. Below you’ll find 7 articles and reports on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids and what kind of effect they can have on long term health.
Sources include Reuters, Life Extension Foundation, the Ottawa Citizen, and Jonny Bowden’s Blog.
1. Fatty Oil in Fish May Help Reduce Tumors
An omega 3 fatty acid found in fish oils reduced the size of tumors in mice and made a chemotherapy drug more potent while limiting its harmful effects, Egyptian researchers reported on Thursday.
The findings, published in publisher BioMed Central’s peer-reviewed Cell Division journal, add to evidence showing a range of health benefits from eating the fatty acids found in foods such as salmon.
2. Review Confirms Omega-3 Benefits
In a state-of-the-art paper scheduled for publication in the August 11, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers from Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans confirm the benefits of omega-3 fatty polyunsaturated fatty acids in reducing cardiovascular disease, events and mortality.
Carl Lavie, MD, FACC, who is the medical director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention at Ochsner Medical Center, and his associates reviewed data from tens of thousands of patients included in retrospective epidemiologic studies and large randomized controlled trials.
3. Omega-3 Fish Oils Linked to Better Semen Quality
Infertile men have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their sperm than fertile men, suggests new research that opens up the possibility for supplements to boost sperm quality.
The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 was also found to be higher in infertile men, according to findings from a study with 150 men in Iran in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Nutrition.
4. More Evidence That Fish is Brain Food
Older adults in developing countries who regularly eat fish seem to have a lower risk of dementia, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among nearly 15,000 older adults living in China, India or one of five Latin American countries, the odds of having dementia generally declined as fish consumption rose.
5. Fish Oils are the Best Defence Against Heart Disease
Fish and omega-3 fish oils are the most powerful defences against heart disease – and they can help prevent a fatal heart attack in people with existing heart problems, even if they’ve had one attack already.
Eating oily fish such as salmon, sardine, trout and herring, and supplementing with omega-3 oils, can dramatically reduce your risk of developing a range of heart problems, such as atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, heart attack, and cardiac failure.
6. Fish Oil Rivals Antidepressants in Clinical Trial
The results of the largest-ever clinical trial found that omega-3 fish oil may significantly benefit half of all people diagnosed with depression.
Specifically, fish oil seemed to help the 50 percent of depression patients who are free from diagnosed anxiety disorders.
7. Omega-3, Vitamin E Mix Shows Potential for Autistic Speech
A combination of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E may lead to speech improvements in autistic children with verbal disorders, suggests a new study.
Verbal apraxia is a speech disorder common in autism, and an estimated 50 per cent of children with autism have apraxia. Furthermore, many thousands more are reported to have apraxia but are not autistic.
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