Fish Oil Can Keep Your Telomere Long
Catchy article title huh? 
What the heck is a telomere? Telomeres are the protective caps at the end of chromosomes that reveal how biological stress ages a person. Keeping telomeres long is a goal we all need to have if we want to live longer.
A new study had this to say about the subject …
“Patients with the highest levels of omega-3 fish oils were found to display the slowest decrease in telomere length, whereas those with the lowest levels of omega-3 fish oils in the blood had the fastest rate of telomere shortening,” Farzaneh-Far said. “This suggests that these patients were aging faster than those with higher fish oil levels.”
They said omega-3s may protect against oxidative stress, or increase the activity of the telomerase enzyme, which would decrease telomere shortening by creating more accurate telomere copies.
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Source reference:
Farzaneh-Far R, et al “Association of marine omega-3 fatty acid levels with telomeric aging in patients with coronary heart disease” JAMA 2010; 303(3): 250-257.
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David says: Every week something positive seems to be coming out about the benefits of fish oil. I personally take three 1000mg caps of enteric-coated fish oil (so I don’t get fish burp) per day. Along with now keeping my telomeres long a lot of other research indicates that fish oil is nature’s aspirin - keeps the blood thinner and slippery for easy movement, and it also can reduce inflammation and overall joint pain. And with all the years I’ve beat my body up lifting? I can use the joint pain reduction. I also eat salmon 1-3X/week but even when I eat the salmon I still take my fish oil caps.