EFFECT OF OMEGA-3S ON AGING - WORLD HEALTH

It is common that, while aging, the stiffness of the central arterial increases and the arterial wave reflection become enhanced which thereby contribute to cardiovascular disease.



Kevin D. Monahan, from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and colleagues studied a group of healthy men and women between the age of 60-80 years. Each of them took 2 Omega-3 (1000 mg Omega-3 of omega-3 - 465 mg eicosapentaenoic acid and 375 mg docosahexanoic acid )capsules twice a day for 12-weeks.

The team then assessed their Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV), a marker of arteries stiffness. Observation showed that a 12-week of administering Omega-3 there was decrease in the PWV in the order subjects. to support improvement in the vascular health. And also no elevation in blood pressure occurred. 

The Author wrote,"hese data indicate that 12 weeks of daily [omega]-3 supplementation decreases an important measure of central arterial stiffness (carotid‐femoral PWV) in older… healthy adults

SOURCE: WORLD HEALTH

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