Release time:2015-01-12

Generally speaking, the medical community believed that fish or fish products that are rich in Ω - 3 fatty acids could benefit patients with heart disease.

Researchers found that the patients look younger who intake more Ω - 3 fatty acid, after measuring of 608 male patients blood telomere length with heart disease physical, that is to say, the longer telomeres are the more healthy patients are.

The telomere chromosome is a kind of special structure like a hat. The role of telomerase is to help synthesis telomeres and render telomere structure stable.

“The patients with highest Ω - 3 fatty acid have the slowest speed of telomere shortening. While the patients with the slowest content have the highest rate. This suggests that the physiological aging for later is faster than the former. “said Ramón Fare, the leader of the study.

The researchers speculate the reason why Ω - 3 fatty acid delay physiological aging of heart patients is that it can neutralize oxidative stress function of the human body or be able to improve the content of telomerase. Oxidative stress is the imbalance in the body oxidation and anti oxidation and tends to oxidation, which lead to the process of a large number of oxidation of intermediate. In addition, Oxidative stress is considered to be an important factor leading to aging and disease.

The results of the study were published in the new journal of the American medical association. The researchers said the conclusion is confirmed now only for the study of patients with heart disease and that whether it is suitable for healthy adults still needs further study.

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