Healthy Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Slow a Deadly Lung Disease

 "The team found that “higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids were predictive of better clinical outcomes in pulmonary fibrosis,” Kim said in a university news release.

Specifically, people with higher levels of the nutrient had lungs that were better able to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen -- a process necessary to life. They also were better able to survive without needing a lung transplant, the study found.

“These findings were consistent whether [or not] you had a history of cardiovascular disease, which suggests this may be specific to pulmonary fibrosis," Kim added."

For more  details:

Healthy Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Slow a Deadly Lung Disease

And a related book:

The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet




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