The number of people who develop heart arrhythmia, which is an irregular heartbeat affecting millions of people worldwide, could be reduced by supplementing with Omega-3 or eating foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, according to a recent study.
This study was carried out by the Harvard School of Public Health on over 3,300 adults over 65, over 14 years. The researchers wanted to focus on getting a more accurate measurement of how much fish oil the people actually ingested by taking blood samples.
In the past, researchers had only requested participants to fill out questionnaires about their intake of fish, which wasn’t entirely accurate as according to Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, senior author of the new study;
“Any given fish species can vary in its omega-3s by 10-fold,” Dr. Mozaffarian told Reuters Health.
The new study measured eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) – which are all found in oily fish, fish oil supplements and some enriched foods like eggs.
Over the 14 year study, the researchers discovered 789 participants had developed atrial fibrillation (another term for an irregular heartbeat).
Researchers concluded that participants with the top 25 percent omega 3 levels in their bloodstreams at the beginning of the study were about 30 percent less likely to develop a heart arrhythmia, when compared to those people with the bottom 25 blood levels of essential fatty acids.
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