Omega-3 fatty acids such as those found in fish have already been shown to help lower levels of cardiovascular disease and heart attacks. New research published in January of 2010 indicates these fatty acids may provide an even more significant benefit of supporting longevity.
In a recent study, heart patients with high omega-3 intake had relatively longer “telomeres,” which are stretches of DNA whose length correlates with longevity. Cardiologists from the University of California, San Francisco, and other hospitals measured telomere length over five years in 608 patients who had coronary-artery blockage and previous heart attacks. Researchers found that people with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their white blood cells experienced significantly less...
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Women who have a higher calcium intake than the average may be reducing their risk of colorectal and other digestive cancers. A seven year review of a large clinical database in the U.S. by the National Cancer Institute has made this link and its findings also apply to men, but not in such a significant way as for women.
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posted June 6, 2010
People who regularly put in overtime and work 10 or 11-hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests.
The findings come from a study of 6,000 British civil servants, published online in the European Heart Journal...
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