Aside from the many other health benefits of anti-inflammatory Omega-3 fatty acids, a new study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that omega-3 fatty acids  may help protect your body’s cells from aging by slowing down the shortening of telomeres, structures that are a marker of biological aging.

The well-designed, 5 year study on over 600 people who had stable coronary artery disease concluded that people with the lowest levels of Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA had the highest rate of telomere shortening, and that people with the highest levels of EPA and DHA has the slowest rate of telomere shortening, indicating the important role that Omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA have in...