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eat fish, live longer? Eating more fish might significantly increase your life expectancy. Oily, cold-water fish such as salmon, trout, and herring are rich in healthful omega-3 fatty acids. “Having higher levels of these acids in the blood, as a result of regularly including oily fish in the diet, increases life expectancy by almost five years,” said Aleix Sala-Vila, PhD, who led a new study. He contrasted the gains from omega 3s to the detriments of smoking. “Being a regular smoker takes 4.7 years off your life expectancy, the same as you gain if you have high levels of omega-3 acids in your blood.” The American Heart Association recommends eating oily fish such as salmon, anchovies, or sardines twice a week. SELECTED SOURCES “Higher levels of omega-3 acids in the blood increases life expectancy by almost five years,” Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, 7/22/21 • “Using an erythrocyte fatty acid fingerprint to predict risk of all-cause mortality . . .” by M. McBurney et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 6/16/21
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Consuming a diet higher in fatty fish helped migraine sufferers reduce the frequency and intensity of headaches compared to participants who ate higher amounts of vegetablebased fats and oils. “Changes in diet could offer some relief for the millions of Americans who suffer from migraine pain,” said researcher Chris Ramsden, MD. “It’s further evidence that the foods we eat can influence pain pathways.” SOURCE “Diet with more fish fats, less vegetable oils can reduce migraine headaches,” NIH/National Institute on Aging, 6/30/21
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