Reduce Your Body Fat with Fish Oil
If you’re overweight, make sure you take fish oil, not just to protect your heart but because it could help you lose body fat, even if your calorie intake remains the same. That’s the finding of a study by French researchers.
They examined a group of 27 older women with type 2 diabetes. Half the group took 3 grams of fish oil a day for two months. The other half took a placebo. Their food intake remained constant.
At the end of the study, the women taking the fish oil had 3.5% less body fat (that would be a 2.3 pound loss to a 200 pound woman with 30% body fat) and their fat cells were 6% smaller, compared to the placebo group. They had also reduced their risk for premature heart disease, with lower triglycerides and less inflammation.
The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Add fish oil capsules to your weight-loss regime, even if you already eat fatty fish such as salmon or herring at least three times a week. If you eat red meat, buy mostly grass-fed beef, which has more omega-3 fatty acids than grain-fed beef.
QUICK TIP: Beware rancid fish oil. Jean Carper recommends that you test your fish oil capsules for freshness by biting into one. It should have a mildly fishy, ocean-fresh taste. If it tastes strongly of fish, do not use them. Learn More
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