A fish a day keeps the cardioliogist away

Oderah · 12-09-2003, 08:07 PM

http://www.youngagain2000.com/omega3.html

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating fatty acids found in fish oils may help reduce the risk of a heart attack by keeping arteries flexible, Australian researchers report.

"This is good evidence that eating fatty fish improves the health of the large arteries," lead author Dr. Paul Nestel, head of cardiovascular nutrition at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, told Reuters Health.

It has been found that fish--especially fatty fish such as tuna, salmon and sardines--contain omega-3 fatty acids, which have protective effects on the cardiovascular system. However, the mechanism for this is still being explored.

The researchers investigated whether omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent hardening of the arteries, which constricts blood flow from the heart and can lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks.

In the study, which included 38 men and women with high cholesterol, patients received either a capsule containing one of two forms of purified omega-3 fatty acids--eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)--or a dummy placebo pill for 7 weeks. The researchers then measured the elasticity of the participants' arteries by ultrasound.

According to the findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, those who received the omega-3 fatty acids had a significant reduction in arterial hardness, while those taking the placebo pill had no change. Those taking EPA had a 36% increase in systemic arterial compliance, a measure of the large artery's elasticity, while those who took DHA had a 27% increase.

"We found a significant improvement in arterial elasticity after 7 weeks on either EPA or DHA," Nestel said. "Eating fish is possibly the best nutritional advice to reduce risk of fatal heart attacks."

Fish good well well for the body o

Odera don tuk

Oderah · 12-10-2003, 10:40 PM

**DIZZLE** · 12-10-2003, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by Oderah
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That's a shameless move....if no one responds, it's bc it sucks

deal with it...dont be a sore loser

Oderah · 12-10-2003, 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by Roddizle

That's a shameless move....if no one responds, it's bc it sucks deal with it...dont be a sore loser

ewu of no caliber. no one has to respond to it,silly;they just have to read it.

how you gonna call me out like dat na?

12-09-2003, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Oderah ASAMPETE Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Munachimso Posts: 4,177 Points: 7,150.61 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,150.61 Donate Rep Power: 542693	A fish a day keeps the cardioliogist away http://www.youngagain2000.com/omega3.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating fatty acids found in fish oils may help reduce the risk of a heart attack by keeping arteries flexible, Australian researchers report. "This is good evidence that eating fatty fish improves the health of the large arteries," lead author Dr. Paul Nestel, head of cardiovascular nutrition at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, told Reuters Health. It has been found that fish--especially fatty fish such as tuna, salmon and sardines--contain omega-3 fatty acids, which have protective effects on the cardiovascular system. However, the mechanism for this is still being explored. The researchers investigated whether omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent hardening of the arteries, which constricts blood flow from the heart and can lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks. In the study, which included 38 men and women with high cholesterol, patients received either a capsule containing one of two forms of purified omega-3 fatty acids--eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)--or a dummy placebo pill for 7 weeks. The researchers then measured the elasticity of the participants' arteries by ultrasound. According to the findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, those who received the omega-3 fatty acids had a significant reduction in arterial hardness, while those taking the placebo pill had no change. Those taking EPA had a 36% increase in systemic arterial compliance, a measure of the large artery's elasticity, while those who took DHA had a 27% increase. "We found a significant improvement in arterial elasticity after 7 weeks on either EPA or DHA," Nestel said. "Eating fish is possibly the best nutritional advice to reduce risk of fatal heart attacks." Fish good well well for the body o Odera don tuk __________________ Color me blessed by God "Ibos can make water out of stone" -Wole Soyinka

12-10-2003, 10:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Oderah ASAMPETE Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Munachimso Posts: 4,177 Points: 7,150.61 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,150.61 Donate Rep Power: 542693	. __________________ Color me blessed by God "Ibos can make water out of stone" -Wole Soyinka

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