Re: Omega 3 and hyperglycemia


"Jack" <zeke@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is omega 3 something that people with type 2 diabetes should stay away
from?

No

Patients with T2 have an increased risk of heart disease
Omega-3 oil is good for your heart
Fish oil contains lots of omega-3

Here is a free review :
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/30/4/1012
Diabetes Care. 2007 Apr;30(4):1012-26.
n-3 fatty acids in the treatment of diabetic patients: biological rationale
and clinical data.

PMID: 17251279

the bulk of epidemiological data suggests the existence of favorable
associations between fish consumption and mortality from CHD (21-24), as
reflected in a recent health statement from the American Heart Association
(25). In addition, a host of in vitro and in vivo studies have provided
possible biological explanations for the epidemiological observations. Such
studies have demonstrated that 1) diets rich in n-3 fatty acids partially
replace n-6 with n-3 fatty acids in membrane phospholipids in all cells at a
rate consistent with the turnover of the tissue under study; 2) this
produces a modulation in the metabolism of bioactive eicosanoids
prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes, arising from long-chain
fatty acids; 3) n-3 fatty acids reduce platelet and leukocyte reactivity and
blood pressure; 4) n-3 fatty acids reduce atherogenesis and thrombosis in
most (but not all) animal studies; 5) n-3 fatty acids reduce plasma
triglycerides; and 6) n-3 fatty acids likely possess antiarrhythmic
properties.

Patients with diabetes have a three- to fourfold increase in the risk of CHD
compared with the general population (21,26-29). Although partially
attributable to an increased association with other traditional risk factors
(mostly obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension), epidemiological studies
have demonstrated that diabetes also involves an additional excess of risk
(21,27,30). Many properties ascribed to n-3 fatty acids appear to be
particularly applicable to diabetic patients, where the need for
"nontraditional" preventive or therapeutic measures is even higher than for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in general.

Thanks

Eat less
Eat less junk
Exercise more
Eat fish
Try to read it and learn

hth
Gys


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