Conditions like heart disease, hypertension or high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, premature aging and certain kinds of cancer can all be (amongst other things of course9 also linked to imbalanced intake (or a lack of one) of omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs.
If we take a more therile look at where can we find omega-6 EFAs:
- vegetable oils like
- corn oil and
- soy oil.
They both have high amounts of linoleic acid.
Where can we find Omega-3 EFAs:
-marine plankton
-walnut and
-flaxseed oils.
Fatty fish and liquid fish oils contain eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These two fatty acids are proven to provide lots of benefits to our bodies and ou health.
For instance, did you know that Eskimos have a very very fatty diet? But their heart diseases are alomst none existent. Why? A study in 1970’s showed that the reason for this lies in their high-fat diet that really contains lots of fats but these are mostly fats from fish.
The two essential fatty acids, EPA and DHA:
-prevent atherosclerosis,
-prevent heart attacks,
-prevent depression,
-prevent various forms of cancer.
Well they do not literally prevent these conditions but the do have a positive influence on the mentioned conditions.
food that is rich with liquid fish oils is also good for treating illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Raynaud’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
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