Type 2 Diabetes - Looking At How Omega-3 Fatty Acids Work
Omega-3 fatty acids offer a host of health benefits and have been associated with healthy hearts for some time.
Their benefits include reducing inflammation which, in turn, helps prevent and may even treat diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease.
It is of particular interest for people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who tend to have high cholesterol levels and to be susceptible to heart and blood vessel disease.
Recent research shows the protective effect of omega-3 fatty acids could be related to an enzyme called paraoxinase.
Paraoxinase has been known at least as early as 2000 for having a role in the metabolism of glucose and cholesterol.
In November 2011, researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland reported the results of a study on paraoxinase and heart motion in 19 people with Type 2 diabetes.
The diabetic volunteers with the greatest paraoxinase activity had the best heart movement and the highest levels of HDL (good cholesterol).
Keeping up healthy levels of paraoxinase could be a matter of getting enough omega-3s.
In July 2011 the Journal of Research in Medical Science published the results of a study on omega-3 fatty acids and paraoxinase activity in Type 2 diabetics.
Eighty diabetics were included in the study.
They were given either foods containing omega-3 or a placebo, and at the end of 8 weeks those taking omega-3 fatty acids showed increased levels of paraoxonase activity.
Omega-3 fatty acid sources: Good sources of omega-3 fatty acids include:
Bluefish, sardines, salmon, tuna and trout are fatty fish that contain EPA and DHA which are the omega-3s found primarily in fish.
If you like fish have one of these twice a week Recipes: The website at Allrecipes.
com has a tasty recipe for salad made with chopped walnuts, cranberries, balsamic vinegar, red onion, white sugar (substitute stevia), Dijon mustard, vegetable oil (pick canola for omega-3 fatty acids), pepper, salad greens (kale is nutritious), and red delicious apples.
The Mayoclinic website offers a recipe for soybeans with oregano, fennel and thyme that also includes vegetable stock, onion, garlic, tomato, and pepper.
If you really want to be adventurous, try spirulina, or blue-green algae.
Ameriflax.
com suggests using ground flaxseed as a substitute for butter or margarine.
The same website also has a recipe for making salad oil with olive oil, flaxseed oil, garlic, white wine vinegar, chopped fresh herbs and dry mustard powder.
There is a long list of benefits linked to the intake of foods containing omega-3; these include reduced risk of many of the health issues associated with Type 2 diabetes.
Their benefits include reducing inflammation which, in turn, helps prevent and may even treat diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease.
It is of particular interest for people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who tend to have high cholesterol levels and to be susceptible to heart and blood vessel disease.
Recent research shows the protective effect of omega-3 fatty acids could be related to an enzyme called paraoxinase.
Paraoxinase has been known at least as early as 2000 for having a role in the metabolism of glucose and cholesterol.
In November 2011, researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland reported the results of a study on paraoxinase and heart motion in 19 people with Type 2 diabetes.
The diabetic volunteers with the greatest paraoxinase activity had the best heart movement and the highest levels of HDL (good cholesterol).
Keeping up healthy levels of paraoxinase could be a matter of getting enough omega-3s.
In July 2011 the Journal of Research in Medical Science published the results of a study on omega-3 fatty acids and paraoxinase activity in Type 2 diabetics.
Eighty diabetics were included in the study.
They were given either foods containing omega-3 or a placebo, and at the end of 8 weeks those taking omega-3 fatty acids showed increased levels of paraoxonase activity.
Omega-3 fatty acid sources: Good sources of omega-3 fatty acids include:
- walnuts,
- flaxseed or flaxseed oil,
- canola oil,
- soybeans, and
- algae
Bluefish, sardines, salmon, tuna and trout are fatty fish that contain EPA and DHA which are the omega-3s found primarily in fish.
If you like fish have one of these twice a week Recipes: The website at Allrecipes.
com has a tasty recipe for salad made with chopped walnuts, cranberries, balsamic vinegar, red onion, white sugar (substitute stevia), Dijon mustard, vegetable oil (pick canola for omega-3 fatty acids), pepper, salad greens (kale is nutritious), and red delicious apples.
The Mayoclinic website offers a recipe for soybeans with oregano, fennel and thyme that also includes vegetable stock, onion, garlic, tomato, and pepper.
If you really want to be adventurous, try spirulina, or blue-green algae.
Ameriflax.
com suggests using ground flaxseed as a substitute for butter or margarine.
The same website also has a recipe for making salad oil with olive oil, flaxseed oil, garlic, white wine vinegar, chopped fresh herbs and dry mustard powder.
There is a long list of benefits linked to the intake of foods containing omega-3; these include reduced risk of many of the health issues associated with Type 2 diabetes.
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