People with a higher Omega-3 Index lived longer than others, study shows
A new research paper examining the relationship between the Omega-3 Index and risk for death from any and all causes has been published in
Nature Communications. It showed that those people with higher omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels (i.e., Omega-3 Index) lived longer than those with lower levels. In other words, those people who died with relatively low omega-3 levels died prematurely, i.e., all else being equal, they might have lived longer had their levels been higher.
Numerous studies have investigated the link between omega-3s and diseases affecting the heart, brain, eyes and joints, but few studies have examined their possible effects on lifespan.
Higher levels of omega-3 index reduces chances of premature death in people ANI | Updated: Apr 24, 2021 17:20 IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): The findings of a new study examining the relationship between the omega-3 index and risk of death from any and all causes showed that people with higher omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels lived longer than those with lower levels.
The study was published in the journal Nature Communications. In other words, those people who died with relatively low omega-3 levels died prematurely, i.e., all else being equal, they might have lived longer had their levels been higher.
Numerous studies have investigated the link between omega-3s and diseases affecting the heart, brain, eyes and joints, but few studies have examined their possible effects on lifespan.
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NutraCast: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Expert Bill Harris, PhD William Harris, PhD, has been researching fatty acids for over 40 years. To date, he has published more than 300 papers on these nutrients. And recently, he has been ranked in the top 2% of scientists worldwide.
“I found out about it, a friend of mine, who s a biostatistician ran into it somewhere and sent me a text, congratulating me. And I was like what s that about? So, I looked it up,” explained Harris, who was ranked among 160,000 other scientists dead and alive.
Harris founded OmegaQuant in 2009 and in 2020 he founded the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI), a non-profit research and education foundation that focuses on publishing high-quality research studies on the multiple relationships between fatty acid levels and health outcomes.
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