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IMAGE: Fatty Acid Research Institute studies the connection between omega-3s EPA and DHA and health view more
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The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on the omega-3s EPA and DHA in fish oil and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
Omega-3 fatty acids have a long history of being heart healthy, and are well-known for lowering blood levels of triglycerides (but typically not cholesterol). Recent questions have been raised, however, about one of the two fish oil omega-3 fatty acids DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and the possibility that it might actually raise levels of LDL-C, the bad cholesterol.
FARI and The Cooper Institute publish new research paper on omega-3s and heart rate recovery
The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on omega-3s and heart rate recovery.
Omega-3 fatty acids have a long history of being heart healthy but exactly why and how has been less clear. They are known to lower serum triglyceride levels, but the effect is relatively small and it s not clear how much of a risk factor high triglyceride levels is in the first place. So how do the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA work?
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IMAGE: Comparing each patient s heart rate recovery with their Omega-3 Index, the researchers found a significant relationship between these two variables such that the higher the Index, the faster the heart. view more
Credit: Fatty Acid Research Institute
The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on omega-3s and heart rate recovery.
Omega-3 fatty acids have a long history of being heart healthy but exactly why and how has been less clear. They are known to lower serum triglyceride levels, but the effect is relatively small and it s not clear how much of a risk factor high triglyceride levels is in the first place. So how do the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA work?