Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Lower Blood Pressure

A study that examined data from 4,680 people in China, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States has found that Omega 3 fatty acids may help to reduce blood pressure.

Researchers looked at participants' blood pressure and dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids. After compensating for a number of factors known to affect blood pressure (such as age, weight, salt intake and gender), the researchers concluded that high dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with:

0.6 mmHg lower systolic blood pressure (top number) and 0.6 mmHg lower diastolic blood pressure (bottom number), on average, for the entire study group.
About 1.0 mmHg lower systolic blood pressure and 1.0 lower diastolic blood pressure among the 2,238 people who were not on a special diet or taking supplements or medication to treat high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes.
About 0.9 mmHg lower systolic blood pressure and 0.9 mmHg lower diastolic blood pressure among the 2,038 people without high blood pressure.

Previous studies found that a population-wide decrease of 2 mmHg of blood pressure could reduce deaths from stroke by about six percent and deaths from coronary heart disease by about four percent.

Source: Health Day News - womenshealth.gov

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