Studies on Omega-3 Essential fatty acids

At the University of California, under the guidance of Ramin Faraneh-Far M.D. and colleagues, a study was under taken to see if omega-3’s were linked to changes in leukocyte  (a type of blood cell)  telomere length with a group of 608 people who had stable coronary artery disease.

Telomeres are structures at the end of each chromosomes that are involved in the replication and stability of chromosomes, a marker for aging. The scientists studied the patients for about five years by measuring the telomere length at the beginning and the end of the study. What they needed to establish was the association between baseline levels of two types of omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA in the patients body and any subsequent change in telomere length.

What they discovered was, those  with the least amount of DHA and EPA experienced the most rapid rate of telomere shorting. Where  those with the highest levels of the omega-3 experienced the slowest rate of telomere shortening.

“Levels of DHA and EPA were associated with less telomere shortening before and after sequential adjustments for established risk factors and potential confounders. Each 1-standard deviation increase in DHA and EPA levels associated with a 32 % reduction in the odds of telomere shorting”, the authors wrote in their study. ” These findings raise the possibility that omega-3’s may protect against cellular aging in patients with coronary heart disease.”

The Medical Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) records, that omega-3’s slow down the shorting of telomeres. This gives speculation to the idea that omega-3’s in the diet could offer protection from cellular aging  to everyone.

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