People have awareness about lipids, oils and fats. The awareness now seems to have overgrown and people generally become skeptic whenever the terms oil or fish is mentioned. The thing they need to understand is that there is good fat and bad fat. Over consciousness and complete avoidance of oils can be counter productive.
About Fish Oil
Essential fatty acids are essential for body in different ways. Omega-6 and Omega-3 are the two families of essential fatty acids.
Too much of intake of Omega-6 EFA can lead to health conditions like inflammation, tumor growth and blood clotting. Omega-3 EFA has the opposite effects. Fish oils contain Omega-3 EFA, which can also be found from different food items.
Omega-6 vs. Omega-3
An imbalance in Omega-3 and Omega-6 EFA can increase the risk of heart diseases. Many physicians and scientists believe the imbalance of intake of Omega-3 EFA and Omega-6 EFA can lead to serious health conditions like heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and different kinds of cancer.
Omega 6 EFA is found in vegetable oils. Corn oil, soy oil are the first examples. Omega 3 EFA is found in marine plankton. It is also found in walnut and flaxseed oil. Fatty fish and fish oils have abundance of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docoshexaenoic acid (DHA). A 1970 study on Greenland Eskimos found the major reason for their relatively higher resistance to heart diseases is the consumption of high fat fish. EPA and DHA are also beneficial in preventing atherosclerosis, heart diseases and different types of cancer. It is also found to be beneficial in the treatment of arthritis, diabetes and colitis.
Fish oil supplements are also found to be beneficial in for heart. Including fish oil in food can improve the health of heart and ensure you live longer and healthier. Fish oil of fatty fish, which are rich in Omega 3 EFA act as safeguards for your heart.
Studies and researches have also found the efficiency of fish oil in preventing inflammation of blood vessels. The results suggest persons taking more fish had lesser risk of inflammation in blood vessels. Persons taking plenty of fish had less interleukin-6, a protein commonly associated with blood vessel inflammation.
Fish Diet for Weight Loss
That type of studies has also taken place and found fish diet can work against obesity. Another benefit of high fish intake is lesser instance of high blood pressure. The study conducted at Perth, Australia observed reduction of blood pressure, improved glucose tolerance, weight loss effects.
Fish for Asthma Patients
Fish consumption can improve the situation of asthma patients - says different studies conducted at different parts of the world. University of Wyoming studies showed the beneficial effects of fish for children suffering from asthma. It is found children taking regular fish diet were less susceptible to asthma and could breathe more easily than the children who did not take a fish diet.
High intake of fish doesn't translate into avoidance of other food items from the diet. If you now give little prominence to fish, review your diet and give more space for fish in your plate. If you take sufficient amount of fish on a daily basis, keep with it.
Consult your nutritionist to find how much of fish and other items can be included in your diet for balanced eating.
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