Study Shows Strong Evidence that Omega-3's Improve Lung Health
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Omega-3's are well known for reducing risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer, but their role in chronic lung disease has not been well studied until now. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the findings of this study, including which type of omega-3 has the most impact on lung health, and the foods you need to include to make sure you get enough.Reference:Patchen, B. K., Balte, P., Bartz, T. M., Barr, R. G., Fornage, M., Graff, M., Jacobs Jr, D. R., Kalhan, R., Lemaitre, R. N., O’Connor, G., Psaty, B., Seo, J., Tsai, M. Y., Wood, A. C., Xu, H., Zhang, J., Gharib, S. A., Manichaikul, A., North, K., … Cassano, P. A. (2023). Investigating associations of omega-3 fatty acids, lung function decline, and airway obstruction. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/epdf/10.1164/rccm.202301-0074OC?role=tab (https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/epdf/10.1164/rccm.202301-0074OC?role=tab)Link to Purchase Omega-3's fish oil: https://amzn.to/4562wtt (https://amzn.to/4562wtt)Link to Purchase Omega-3's Algae Oil: https://amzn.to/3OA44qf (https://amzn.to/3OA44qf)
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