Lack of omega-3 in the diet can short life even more than smoking, research says
Scientists found low levels of the fatty acid could reduce expectancy by 5 years
The oil found in oily fish is known to be good for heart and reduces blood clots
A good level is 8% or higher, while intermediate is between 4% and 8%
A new research paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition last week showed that a low Omega-3 Index is just as powerful in predicting early death as smoking. This landmark finding is rooted in data pulled and analyzed from the Framingham study, one of the longest running studies in the world.
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Now, a new study indicates that there is, in fact, a connection.
The study is called “Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with incidence of dementia,” and it was published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday.
According to The New York Times, the study followed nearly 8,000 people in Britain over the course of 25 years, beginning when they were around 50 and continued into their 70s. The Times did point out that the numbers in the study were self-reported, especially when it came to the amount of sleep people were getting.
Per the Times, the study found that “those who consistently reported sleeping six hours or less on an average weeknight were about 30 percent more likely than people who regularly got seven hours sleep (defined as “normal” sleep in the study) to be diagnosed with dementia nearly three decades later.”