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2. Eat These Expert-Recommended Foods to Lower Your Blood ...

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   Salmon. Fatty fish like salmon and mackerel are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce inflammation and can help lower blood pressure, per the American Heart Association.They are also a great ...

3. Omega-3 fatty acid - Wikipedia

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   An omega−3 fatty acid is a fatty acid with multiple double bonds, where the first double bond is between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the carbon atom chain. "Short-chain" omega−3 fatty acids have a chain of 18 carbon atoms or less, while "long-chain" omega−3 fatty acids have a chain of 20 or more.

4. New Research Says People Who Eat Foods Rich in Omega-3s ... - AOL

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   Safflower oil and corn oil "These are great sources of omega-6 fatty acids, which play a role in the prevention of heart disease. They also may improve the body’s sensitivity to insulin, thereby ...

5. The Best Time to Take Omega-3s for Maximum Absorption ... - AOL

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   Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RDReviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD. Omega-3 fatty acids are an important part of the human diet, and they play a crucial role in many bodily ...

6. Eicosapentaenoic acid - Wikipedia

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   Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5(n-3). It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid. In chemical structure, EPA is a carboxylic acid with a 20-carbon chain and five cis double bonds; the first double bond is located at the third carbon from ...

7. Essential fatty acid - Wikipedia

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   Mammals lack the ability to introduce double bonds in fatty acids beyond carbon 9 and 10, hence the omega-6 linoleic acid (18:2n-6; LA) and the omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (18:3n-3; ALA) are essential for humans in the diet. However, humans can convert both LA and ALA to fatty acids with longer carbon chains and a larger number of double bonds ...