Fish Oil Health Benefits: The Risk of Being Overweight
Posted by Michael Byrd on Dec 31 2006 | Tagged as: Fish Oil Health Benefits
Did you know that being even just a little bit overweight was risky? Well, it is.
Researchers from the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health and AARP studied more than 500,000 people between the ages of 50 and 71, to see if there was any link between being overweight and early death.
This same type of research has been done in the past, the but factors that made this study unique is that it was the first one to take into account the factors of smoking and chronic illness, both of which are contributing factors in early death. By doing this, researchers were able to see what effect obesity had on its own.
And it did have an effect. The scientists found that overweight people (Body Mass Index of 25 or higher) were 20 – 40% more likely to die early than people of normal weight. Obese people (30+ pounds overweight) ran an even higher 40-60% more change of premature death.
According to the US Government, more than 2/3 of Americans are either overweight or obese. That means that more than 2/3 of our population is at risk of an early death.
What can you to protect yourself and live a long, healthy life? Well, first of all, get your weight down to an optimum level. You can do this through meal planning, exercise and, as recent science has shown us, adding omega 3 fish oil supplementation to your diet.
A study done at The University of South Australia found that daily supplementation of omega 3 fish oil helped obese people burn off extra weight. Researcher Alison Hill said, “The Omega-3 found in fish oil increases fat burning ability by improving the flow of blood to muscles during exercise.”
What more do you need? Omega 3 fish oil helps you get more out of the exercise you’re already doing (or should be doing). That simple fact goes a long way in helping you lose the extra pounds you’re carrying around. And, according to the researchers at the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health and AARP, losing weight will help you live longer. Those are enough reasons for me – give me my omega 3 fish oil!
