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Obesity and Omega 3 fatty acids

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

 Omega 3 fatty acids

According to a recent study published in The FASEB Journal, found that diets rich in omega-3 protects the liver from damage by obesity and insulin resistance.

This research should be taken by doctors and nutritionists as valuable information, in recommending the formulation of diets for weight loss and help explain why some obese patients are more likely to suffer complications associated with obesity.

As we know omega-3 can be found in fish and canola oil, “the study demonstrates for the first time that lipids resolvins called protectins and derivatives of omega-3s may reduce the incidence of liver complications, such as steatosis liver and insulin resistance, obesity, “said Joan Claria, a professor at the University of Barcelona and one of the researchers involved in this work. (more…)

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