Older people who eat fish and seafood are 30% less likely to die from heart attacks and other serious diseases compared to other elderly people. Thanks to this choice, they live longer on average by 2.2 years, scientists report in an article that appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine..

“While the regular consumption of fish is recognized as part of a healthy diet, no one has previously tried to find a link between the level of fish oils in the blood of older people and their mortality.. The results of our study confirmed the fact that fatty acids are extremely important for cardiovascular health, and that these benefits add several years of life in old age,"

Mozaffarian and his colleagues came to this conclusion after analyzing data collected over 16 years of observations on the health of the heart and blood vessels of three thousand elderly Americans aged 65 years or older.. During the project, volunteers were measured pressure, took blood for analysis. In addition, the social and medical services of some states recorded cases of heart disease, as well as the cause of death..

Older people were conditionally divided into two groups - " The authors of the study compared disease statistics and life expectancy, finding that participants in the first group suffered from cardiovascular disease by 30% less often.. They also had fewer strokes, heart attacks, and coronary insufficiency..

These facts influenced the longevity of elderly US citizens - compared to " To achieve a positive effect, according to Mozaffarian and his colleagues, eating sea fish is not necessary every day.. Biologists say that it is enough to eat two servings of oily sea fish per week to provide the body with the necessary amount of fatty acids..

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