Higher levels of omega-3 acids in the blood increases life expectancy by almost five years

(IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)) Researchers have found that omega-3 levels in blood erythrocytes are very good mortality risk predictors. The study used data from a long-term study group, the Framingham Offspring Cohort, which has been monitoring residents of this Massachusetts town, in the United States, since 1971 and concludes that " Having higher levels of these acids in the blood, as a result of regularly including oily fish in the diet, increases life expectancy by almost five years " ,
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news