Friday, May 31, 2013

Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Heal a Broken Heart

 Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Heal a Broken Heart

This article is about new research that shows that omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce inflammation caused by heart surgery, helping the heart heal more fully and faster. The new information could help doctors treat heart disease and could be used to alter the patients diet by increasing the amount of omega-3's eaten. The research was done at  the Heart and Vascular Center at the University of California, in San Francisco, CA. Researchers tested the effect of a fatty-acid compound on cultured cells from bypass patients, and found that those with the fatty acid were much less inflamed. These results are especially promising because omega-3 supplements are already readily available in the form of fish oil.

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  1. AnonymousJune 1, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    This is so cool. I read the article and was amazed by the testing process. The lengths people will go to for things like this never cease to amaze me, and I really hope that it continues to be successful during the rest of the studies. The fact that the supplements won’t be impossible to get makes it even better.

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  2. AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Interesting article Annika! It amazing to thing that something as readily available as oemga-3 fatty acids can help greatly in the healing process. Hopefully researchers can do more testing to reassure their findings and start to use omega-3 fatty acids as a daily medicine to aid in the healing process of the heart.

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  3. Oliver KitzerowJune 2, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    Omega-3 is amazing! It has so many health benefits like reducing the effects of depression and can reduce risk of stroke and pneumonia. It can do so many things.
    http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/61-health-benefits-omega-3-fatty-acids

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