Omega-3 fatty acids also known as Vitamin F are present in fish called blue and recent research has concluded that it has a high ability to extend life especially people with heart disease.

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A study recently published in The Journal Of the American Medical Association, states that these molecules present in the blood at high levels to protect so-called “telomeres” a type of structures that are located on chromosomes and relate directly with cellular aging.

Additionally, a group of researchers from the University of California in U.S. have the belief that such protective effect of this substance may be directly related to the length of the telomeres, which are responsible for marking the biological age of an individual.

Moreover, these structures are really repetitive sequences of DNA that produce a layer that protects the chromosomes.

For this reason, every time a cell divides its entire genetic material is duplicated and throughout that process telomeres shorten. Spending time length reaches what is called a critical point and the cell dies.

The know how telomeres measure is thus a good indicator of aging in the body.

Thus, the researchers proceeded to select 1000 people who suffered from any of these conditions by recording the blood level docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and then measuring the length of the telomeres in white blood cells.

After five years returned to repeat the work and findings resulted that somehow the presence of omega 3 blood slow the rate at which telomeres shortened.

Therefore, individuals who at the beginning of the experience had higher blood levels of these fatty acids after five years had suffered less destruction of these structures, if compared with those with lower levels.

The work of researchers concluded that “In patients with coronary diseases was an inverse relationship between levels of omega-3 fatty acids and the rate of shortening of tel0metros after five years”.
Therefore, it can then be said that the recent study by consuming oily fish slows aging.

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