Omega 3

Dear Friends,

Great friends, I am very happy to see good responses for these posts, even i am enjoying to sharing the information which will help people to know more about the nutrition and health. Recently when i started talk to my close family friend about some dietary supplements they said that they are getting balanced meal, They are vegetarians so i feel lot of people around us are having lot of miss co of the balanced meal and nutrition supplements, that is the main reason i started writing this blog so improve the aviaries about balanced meal and nutrition. Coming to the point to day in this article i am sharing about omega-3 fatty acids.

What can high-omega-3 foods do for you?

• Reduce inflammation throughout your body.


• Keep your blood from clotting excessively.


• Maintain the fluidity of your cell membranes.


• lower the amount of lipids (fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides) circulating in the bloodstream.


• decrease platelet aggregation, preventing excessive blood clotting.


• inhibit thickening of the arteries by decreasing endothelial cells' production of a platelet-derived growth factor (the lining of the arteries is composed of endothelial cells).


• increase the activity of another chemical derived from endothelial cells (endothelium-derived nitric oxide), which causes arteries to relax and dilate.


• reduce the production of messenger chemicals called cytokines, which are involved in the inflammatory response associated with atherosclerosis.


• reduce the risk of becoming obese and improve the body's ability to respond to insulin by stimulating the secretion of leptin, a hormone that helps regulate food intake, body weight and metabolism, and is expressed primarily by adipocytes (fat cells).


• help prevent cancer cell growth.
  
  

What conditions or symptoms indicate a need for more high-omega-3 foods?

• Depression


• Cardiovascular Disease


• Type 2 Diabetes


• Fatigue


• Dry, itchy skin


• Brittle hair and nails


• Inability to concentrate


• Joint pain
  

Some more usefull information you can find in the following URL's :

http://www.omega-3.se/en/food.html