OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND HEALTH BENEFITS

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 1 - 7, 31.08.2019

Rowida Khalily

Abstract

Couple in chains of unsaturated fatty acids bonds
and some functional groups. Unsaturated fatty acids According to the number of
bonds are examined in four groups. Omega-3 is very important for other groups.
Because of that The essential fatty acid omega-3 fatty acid is metabolized in
the body in the form of EPA and DHA. EPA and DHA accelerate the development of
brain, nervous system and eye in infants, slow the development of rheumatoid
arthritis in adults, decrease high blood triglyceride values, prevent cardiac
arrhythmias, increase the survival rate after infarction long chain fatty acids
that reduce clotting, prevent arteriosclerosis, reduce blood pressure and slow
Alzheimer's disease and DHA is a key component of all cell membranes and is
found in abundance in the brain and retina.
Lower blood pressure.Reduce triglycerides, Slow the development of plaque in
the arteries, Reduce the chance of abnormal heart rhythm, Reduce the likelihood
of heart attack and stroke.

Keywords

omega-3 fatty acid, EPA, DHA, PUFA

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