Loyal readers no doubt recall that telomeres, the strings of repeating DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes, are a surpringly reliable measure of aging. The shorter your telomeres, Geezer regrets to inform you, the sooner you will die. Hence, it makes good sense to find a way to keep telomeres long, and as it happens, scientists at the University of San Francisco have done just that. Science News
reports that researchers there recorded telomere length in white blood cells of 608 people with heart disease and an average age in their mid-60s. The researchers also noted how much omega-3 fatty acid was in the bloodstream of each participant. Science News reports that although
some people had higher omega-3 levels than others at the outset,
telomere length wasn’t markedly different, but after five years, those who started out with
higher levels of omega-3s had substantially less telomere
shortening than the others. Skeptical? Read an abstract from the study in JAMA.
Read more about it in Science News.
Omega-3’s can be found in flaxseed oil, not just fish oil. This is important to vegetarians and vegans. You don’t have to consume fish for the benefit stated here.
Loyal readers will also recall that another way keep your telomeres long is with high-intensity workouts. A lazy three-mile jog won’t do it, nor will a walk in the park. You have to crank it up.
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