Eating lots of fish reduces the risk of ill-health pensioners in the quarter. To such conclusion scientists from the Boston University.
If the human diet includes a large amount of fatty fish, the probability of bad health in old age he is reduced by 25%. A study involving 2 500 pensioners showed that the highest level of omega-3 in blood significantly reduces the risk of such an occurrence is common among seniors ailments like dementia, heart disease and cancer. Important fatty acids, which are found in seafood such as sardines and trout, strengthen the brain, heart and vision, as has been proven in other studies.
And now scientists have received another confirmation of the fact that health in old age depends on what people eat earlier in life. Special importance is oily fish. Polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-3 help regulate blood pressure, heartbeat and reduce the severity of the inflammatory processes. This is very important because the duration of life on our planet is constantly growing, and poor health in older age, placing a heavy burden on the health system and to the people themselves.
Statistics show that healthy elderly occurs not more than 10%. The majority of pensioners have noted several chronic diseases that seriously affect their quality of life. That is why it is so important to more actively lean on fatty fish, which has a lot of other health benefits. (READ MORE)