According to a new study, eating fruits rich in omega-3 Fatty acids such as salmon, walnuts and flaxseed oil may significantly cut the risk of heart diseases.
Omega-3s are important fatty acids that the body needs for specific functions like blood clothing, digestion, muscle activity, cell division and growth. But the only way the body can get omega-3 is through the foods we eat, omega-3 Fatty acids found in fish, especially the fatty ones like salmon, and alpha-linolenic acid, which is known as the plant-based omega-3 Fatty acid can be found in walnuts, canola oil, and some seeds and nuts
A total of 19 studies were involved from 16 countries and including 45, 637 participants, of these, 7,973 people developed a first heart attack overtime, including 2781 deaths and 7157 no fatal heart attacks.
It was found that both plant based and seafood based omega-3s were associated with about a 10percent lower risk of fatal heart attacks, researchers said.
However, the researchers also identified no change in the risk of non-metal heart attacks with high blood levels of seafood and plant based omega-3s,which they say shows there is a highly specific mechanism by which the fatty acids lower heart attack death risk