A Quick Introduction

Not many people know exactly what an Essential Fatty Acid is, and I'm sure even more people would associate fatty acids with being a bad thing because they have the word "fat" associated with them. The reason I chose to do a blog about them was to show that this negative connatation is not true, and in fact is the exact opposite of what fatty acids do! I want people to see that these EFA's are completely essential like there name implies, and hope to show them how much they should be getting on a regular basis, as well as, show them what types of food or supplements they can find these fatty acids in. I hope you enjoy reading this blog and find it helpful in learning about Essential Fatty Acids!

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Fatty Acids and Heart Health

According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2006, heart disease accounted for 26% of American deaths for that year.  Essentially one in four Americans died from coronary artery disease.  Little do people know, Omega-3 fatty acids actually help prevent heart disease!  This journal article gives an overview of how studies have been used to show how effect Omega-3s are at preventing many heart problems.  For example, one of the studies in the article discuss how Omega-3s showed a 29% reduction in cardiac  arrhythmias (irregular electrical activity in the heart) in people that had already suffered a myocardial infarction( a heart attack).  The article also tells about how fatty acids were initially found to held heart health due to the fact that Greenland Eskimos who had a diet that mainly consisted of fish, high in Omega 3s, had significantly less deaths due to coronary heart disease than Americans.  All in all, it is very informative and goes to show that a simple way to protect your heart from disease is get more essential fatty acids in your diet!


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http://www.cdc.gov/HeartDisease/facts.htm
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