Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits

Intakes of omega-3 exceeding levels consumed by the general US population may significantly reduce the risk of chronic disease, suggests a new study with Yup'ik Eskimos.....High levels of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) were associated with lower levels of triglycerides, as well as higher levels of HDL cholesterol, according to data from 357 Yup'ik Eskimos published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Facts: Wipedia

• Other related peoples:  (Siberian Yupik, Alutiiq, Naukan), Inuit, Aleut
• As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the Yupiit population in the United States numbered over 24,000, of whom over 22,000 lived in Alaska, the vast majority in the seventy or so communities in the traditional Yup'ik territory of western and southwestern Alaska.
• A recent article discusses how climate change is altering sea levels and flooding and therefore, forcing them from their homelands. Read the article. 

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(2010). Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits. Nutraingredients.com. February 21, 2010.