In high concentrations, serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acids may help to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study in Diabetes Care.
Thus far, research on fish oil consumption and diabetes has been contradictory, the University of Eastern Finland researchers noted, with a protective link seen mostly in Asian individuals but not European or U.S. populations. Some previous studies have even suggested that fish oil can lead to an increased diabetes risk.
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The recent study, the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD), aimed to determine the serum omega-3 fatty acid concentrations of 2,212 men between the ages of 42 and 60 during 1984 and 1989.
Men who had the highest serum omega-3 fatty acid concentrations were 33 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than men who had the lowest concentrations, the study found.
"The study sheds new light on the association between fish consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes," a press release on the study stated. "A well-balanced diet should include at least two fish meals per week, preferably fatty fish. Fish rich in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids include salmon, rainbow trout, vendace, bream, herring, anchovy, sardine and mackerel, whereas for example saithe and Atlantic cod are not so good alternatives."
Source: University of Eastern Finland
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