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Higher levels of omega-3 acids in the blood increases life expectancy by almost five years
Science Daily / IMIM / The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ^ | July 22, 2021 | Michael I McBurney, Nathan L Tintle, Ramachandran S Vasan, Aleix Sala-Vila, William S Harris

Posted on 07/23/2021 3:26:48 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

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.'

Researchers have found that omega-3 levels in blood erythrocytes (the so-called red blood cells) are very good mortality risk predictors. The study 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," as Dr. Aleix Sala-Vila, a postdoctoral researcher and author of the study, points out. In contrast, "Being a regular smoker takes 4.7 years off your life expectancy, the same as you gain if you have high levels of omega-3 acids in your blood," he adds.

2,200 people monitored over eleven years

The study analysed data on blood fatty acid levels in 2,240 people over the age of 65, who were monitored for an average of eleven years. The aim was to validate which fatty acids function as good predictors of mortality, beyond the already known factors. The results indicate that four types of fatty acids, including omega-3, fulfil this role. It is interesting that two of them are saturated fatty acids, traditionally associated with cardiovascular risk, but which, in this case, indicate longer life expectancy. "This reaffirms what we have been seeing lately," says Dr Sala-Vila, "not all saturated fatty acids are necessarily bad." Indeed, their levels in the blood cannot be modified by diet, as happens with omega-3 fatty acids.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: dsj03; longevity; omega3
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The saturated fatty acids you want to have are:

1. Myristic acid (Tetradecanoic acid) (palm kernel oil, coconut oil, butterfat, bovine milk, and breast milk) 2. Behenic acid (Docosanoic acid) (from canola and peanut oil (and peanut skins)

The Omega-7 monounsaturated fatty acid you don’t want:

Palmitoleic acid (in vegetable oil, meat fat, macadamia oil, sea hawthorn oil)

1 posted on 07/23/2021 3:26:48 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind

Original study:

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqab195/6301120


2 posted on 07/23/2021 3:27:25 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Do we really want another 5 years?


3 posted on 07/23/2021 3:28:04 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Correlation is not causation.


4 posted on 07/23/2021 3:30:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Don’t you want to stick around to see how it all turns out?


5 posted on 07/23/2021 3:33:35 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies, folks. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?” ~ joma89)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Don’t you want to stick around to see how it all turns out?


Some days, no.......................


6 posted on 07/23/2021 3:34:23 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: ConservativeMind

A couple years ago, my GP said that he no longer recommended daily fish oil supplements as the research was inconclusive at best.

Too bad this paper didn’t look at fish oil supplements vs fresh oily fish.


7 posted on 07/23/2021 3:34:50 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies, folks. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?” ~ joma89)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Sadly, POTD


8 posted on 07/23/2021 3:37:58 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“Being a regular smoker takes 4.7 years off your life expectancy, the same as you gain if you have high levels of omega-3 acids in your blood,” he adds.


Well, the good news is it might let me take up a bad habit.


9 posted on 07/23/2021 3:38:15 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Well, you could smoke Fish Oil and really cause confusion..


10 posted on 07/23/2021 3:40:43 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Biden - Make American Grovel Again...)
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To: ConservativeMind

https://www.bmc.org/stroke-and-cerebrovascular-center/research/framingham-study

and interesting long term study?

but remember statistics NEVER gives you an answer, at best it leads to another question..


11 posted on 07/23/2021 3:42:05 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple
"Do we really want another 5 years?"


12 posted on 07/23/2021 3:42:44 PM PDT by Dogbert41 ("Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled" (Matthew 5:6).)
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To: CatOwner

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13 posted on 07/23/2021 3:44:03 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: ConservativeMind

These articles always refer to fish oil as omega 3 sources.
Cold pressed flax seed oil is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids and you don’t burp up fishy taste. Also, flax seed oil has a very good ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids which is also key.

Flax oil will lower your cholesterol numbers.


14 posted on 07/23/2021 3:44:12 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Post of the day


15 posted on 07/23/2021 3:45:10 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I started taking fish oil supplements 3 months ago. Don’t know about my heart but it has done wonders for my digestive system! Particularly when combined with magnesium.


16 posted on 07/23/2021 3:45:10 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: ChildOfThe60s

The problem is that this study found no benefit from ALA, which is the Omega-3 fat in flaxseed. Our bodies only convert 15-20% of ALA into the EPA or DHA that the study showed were actually life giving.


17 posted on 07/23/2021 3:50:28 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

so-called red blood cells

what’s with the ‘so-called’ ? are blood cells racists, too?


18 posted on 07/23/2021 3:53:25 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I try to eat wild-caught ocean fish.


19 posted on 07/23/2021 3:55:48 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: ConservativeMind

I have read that the process for utilizing flax vs fish oil is different. Still, while flax may, or may not, not be as efficient, it is still a viable source. Fish oil is of no value if a person like myself won’t take it. ;-)


20 posted on 07/23/2021 3:58:01 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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