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Omega-3 Benefits
Omega-3 has numerous health benefits that include:
The omega-3's in fatty cold water fish offer the following heart protections:
- Anti-arrhythmic: counteracting or preventing irregular heart beats
- Anti-thrombotic: tending to prevent a blood clot within a blood vessel
- Anti-atherosclerotic: preventing fatty deposits and fibrosis of the inner layer of the arteries from forming
- Anti-inflammatory: counteracting inflammation (heat, pain, swelling, etc.)
- Improves endothelial function: a major factor in promoting the growth of new blood vessels
Lowers blood pressure
Improves lipid profile: lowers triglyceride, lowers LDL cholesterol
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This page was last updated on 3/3/07.
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