DHA Stabilizes Carotid Artery Plaque

Monday, November 09, 2009 - Byron Richards, CCN

The plaque along the walls of arteries is itself a biologically active.  If macrophages are cranking out inflammation then the plaque takes on various features associated with unstable plaque on the verge of coming loose and causing a stroke.  A new study of human carotid artery plaque has found that those with the most unstable plaque have the least amount of DHA in the plaque.

Another study published in the Lancet back in 2003 demonstrated that taking DHA in fish oil readily accumulated in carotid artery plaque and helped to stabilize it.  Of course, we now know that DHA reduces inflammation in macrophages within plaque by turning off their inflammatory genes.  DHA also improves circulation.

Any person wanting healthy arteries should consume DHA on a daily basis.

 

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