Exercise And Fish Oil

[eric1000]

Fish oil-exercise combo keeps heart diseases at bay!

Washington | June 11, 2004 4:38:01 PM IST

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have discovered that a session of prolonged exercise and a dose of a fish oil supplement dramatically decreases chances of atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease.

MU researchers Tom Thomas, Grace Sun, Owen Donahue and Bryan Smith conducted the study to examine the effects of exercise and fish oil on triglyceride (a type of fat) levels in the bloodstream after subjects ate high-fat meals.

The results of the study showed that people who engage in prolonged, aerobic exercise have muscle cells that break down triglycerides quickly and that taking a fish oil supplement can be even more effective in reducing triglyceride levels.

The researchers examined triglyceride levels following meals in recreationally active males. The subjects were divided into groups in order to discern the benefits of exercise only; fish oil intake only; and exercise combined with fish oil intake. The control group subjects ate a high-fat meal only.

A second group ate a high-fat meal following an exercise session. Another group ate a high-fat meal after taking a fish oil supplement. The final group ate a high-fat meal after taking a fish oil supplement and engaging in an exercise session. Each subject went through all four treatments on different days.

The results indicated that peak triglyceride levels in the subjects who took a fish oil supplement before eating a high-fat meal were reduced by 38 percent. Those who both exercised and took a fish oil supplement reduced their triglyceride levels by 50 percent.

Thomas said he is hopeful that the research might ultimately help minimize the reliance on drugs to treat conditions in people with heart disease. (ANI)

[dr_Pat_Pong]

It drops cholesterol levels dramatically also.

[KevinN]

But also drops the SEX-ATTRACTION levels too.

Makes ya smell like a sweaty carp.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

But also drops the SEX-ATTRACTION levels too.

Makes ya smell like a sweaty carp.

There's nothin' wrong a bit of high cholestorol then

[Davidcharles]

It drops cholesterol levels dramatically also.

If only that were true.......

I have taken Fish Oil, Flax Seed Oil (and Castrol XL) for years, and my bloody Cholesterol is so high I have to take the dreaded Statins. They work, but have some side effects, like you feel lethargic etc.

[Davidcharles]

But also drops the SEX-ATTRACTION levels too.

Makes ya smell like a sweaty carp.

Flax Seed Oil is better than Fish Oil and you don't smell like Flax!