Eating oily fish once a week may reduce
age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness
and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global
blindness, according to a study published today in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.
Japanese Fish Diet beneficial in preventing cardiovascular disease
If you’re fishing for ways to reduce the risk of
heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up
in Japan.
According to new research, a lifetime of eating tuna, sardines, salmon and
other fish appears to protect Japanese men against clogged arteries, despite
other cardiovascular risk factors.The
research, published in the August 5, 2008, issue of Journal of the American College
of Cardiology (JACC), suggests that the protection comes from
omega-3 fatty acids found in abundance in oily fish. In the first international
study of its kind, researchers found that compared to middle-aged white men or
Japanese-American men living in the United States, Japanese men living in Japan
had twice the blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids—a finding that was
independently linked to low levels of atherosclerosis.
RUN RUN RUN
A study published in the
Archives of Internal Medicine shows that people who run for exercise in middle
and older ages have reduced likelihood of disability and death. Read the abstract of the study at: 10.1001/archinte.168.15.1638