Link examined between omega-3 fatty acid levels and biological ageing marker in patients with CHD

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 10:14 in Health & Medicine

Patients with coronary heart disease who had higher omega-3 fatty acid blood levels had an associated lower rate of shortening of telomere length, a chromosome marker of biological ageing, raising the possibility that these fatty acids may protect against cellular ageing, according to a study in the January 20 issue of JAMA...

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