How are omega 3 fats thought to protect agaisnt heart diseases?

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How do people in Alaska, Northern Canada and Greenland maintain a low hearth rate despite a fatty diet?

  • They eat a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, particularly high in EPA and DHA to protect agaisnt heart disease.


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How do omega-3’s help protect agaisnt heart disease?

  • Reducing blood triglycerides

  • Stabilizing plaque

  • Lowering blood pressure and resting heart rate

  • Reducing inflammation

  • Serving as precursors to eicosanoids


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What food does the NHS recommend to have a healthy heart but what other variable should you consider?

  • An increase in fish in the diet can lower the risk of heart attack and stroke.

  • However, too much fatty acid from one family can create a deficiency of the other family’s longer fatty acids.


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How to not be deficient in other fatty acids?

  • Consume both Omega 3’s and Omega 6’s directly from foods.


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Where to obtain omega 3’s and omega 6’s?

  • Vegetable oils, seeds, nuts, fish and other seafoods