Fish Oils - Health Benefits

Health Benefits of Fish Oils

Most of the Health Benefits associated with Fish Oils are attributable to the Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) content of Fish Oils.

Aging Process

 Fish Oils may possess Life Extension properties.  ^[1]

Cardiovascular System

 Fish Oils may counteract Arrhythmias (by reducing ventricular premature complexes associated with Arrhythmias by approximately 50%):  ^[2]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Ventricular Fibrillation (primarily due to their Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) content).  ^[3]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent and treat Atherosclerosis.  ^[4]

 Fish Oils (3,600 mg per day) may help to prevent abnormal Blood Clotting (by lowering plasma Fibrinogen levels):  ^[5]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Thrombosis.  ^[6]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent various Cardiovascular Diseases.  ^[7]

 Fish Oils may decrease the resistance of Blood Vessels which subsequently reduces the Energy requirments of weakened Cardiac Muscle in Congestive Heart Failure patients.  ^[8]

 Fish Oils may improve the function of the Heart.  ^[9]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Ischemic Heart Disease:  ^[10]

 Fish Oils may reduce the Pain associated with Angina and many Angina patients may be able to reduce their dosage of Nitroglycerin while consuming Fish Oils on a daily basis.  ^[11]

 Fish Oils (1,080 mg per day) may help to prevent Heart Attack and may help to prolong survival in people who have already experienced a Heart Attack (primarily due to the Omega-3 Fatty Acids content of Fish Oils).  ^[12]

 Fish Oils may lower elevated Hematocrit levels (i.e. they decrease the viscosity (thickness) of the Blood.  ^[13]

 Fish Oils may help to lower Blood Pressure in (essential) High Blood Pressure patients.  ^[14]

 Fish Oils may increase walking distance in Intermittent Claudication patients.  ^[15]

 Fish Oils (at least 2,000 mg per day) may alleviate Raynaud's Disease.  ^[16]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent (ischemic) Stroke (due to the high Omega-3 Fatty Acids content of Fish Oils).  ^[17]

Cells

 Fish Oils may preserve the stability and fluidity of Cell Membranes.  ^[18]

Digestive System

 Fish Oils may reduce the rate of relapses in Crohn's Diseasepatients.  ^[19]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Gallstones.  ^[20]

 Fish Oils may improve the condition of Ulcerative Colitis patients and may also help to prevent and treat the Inflammation associated with Ulcerative Colitis (due to DHA and EPA).  ^[21]

Excretory System

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Nephritis in Systemic LupusErythematosus (SLE) patients:  ^[22]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent and treat Focal Glomerulonephritis.  ^[23]

Eyes/Vision

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).  ^[24]

 Fish Oils are claimed to improve night vision in people affected with (mild) Night Blindness (due to the Vitamin A and Docosahexaenoic Acid component of Fish Oils).  ^[25]

Immune System

 Women who consume Fish Oils during their Pregnancy may produce offspring with a lower risk of Allergies:  ^[26]

 Fish Oils may cure Allergy to Salicylic Acid (Salicylate Allergy).  ^[27]

 Regular consumption of Fish Oils may help to prevent Autoimmune Diseases.  ^[28]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent some types of Cancer.  ^[29]

 Regular consumption of Fish Oils may help to prevent Breast Cancer Treatments - Substances, may inhibit the further growth and of existing Breast Cancer and may prolong survival in Breast Cancer patients.  ^[30]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Cancer - Colon and may prolong survival in Colon Cancer patients:  ^[31]

 Fish Oils may cause (colonic) Lymphocytes to reduce their sensitivity to Antigens in the Colon (due to the Omega-3 Fatty Acids content of Fish Oils).  This is one of the underlying means via which Fish Oils help to prevent Colon Cancer.

 Fish Oils may prolong survival in Cancer - Lung patients.  ^[32]

 Fish Oils may inhibit the further spread of Lymphomas, may increase the survival times of Lymphoma patients and may increase the period of remission in Lymphoma patients.  ^[33]

 Fish Oils may help to prevent Cancer - Pancreas, may inhibit the rate of growth of Pancreatic Cancer and may prolong survival in Pancreatic Cancer patients.  Fish Oils may also stimulate the Apoptosis of Pancreatic Cancer cells.  ^[34]