By Jon Sullivan, via Wikimedia Commons
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS—A recent study conducted at Harvard University and published in the journal FASEB found that a chemical found in fish oil (DHA) could help reduce inflammation.
Inflammation is a major factor of many problems and diseases ranging from arthritis to cardiovascular disease.
The researchers analyzed human macrophages and the chemical DHA (fish oil). They found that the human macrophages are responsible for turning the DHA into a substance (called maresins) that reduces inflammation in the body.
Foods that contain fish oil include flax seed, walnuts, salmon, soybeans, and shrimp.
According to Editor-in-Chief of the FASEB journal, M.D. Gerald Weissmann:
“We encounter inflammation almost daily, but our body has ways of turning it off. This is an important step toward understanding exactly how this happens. You’re likely to be hearing a lot more about maresins if, or when, new therapies arise from this discovery.”
If you are interested in reducing your risk for problems associated with inflammation, you might want to consider adding fish oil to your diet.
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