Omega-3 fatty acids benefit the hearth of healthy people, and those at high risk of-or who have-cardiovascular disease. We recommend eating fish(particularly fatty fish) at least two times a week. Fish is good source of protein and doesn't have the high saturated fat that fatty meat products do. Fatty fish like mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon are high in two kinds of omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA). We also recommend eating tofu and other forms of soybeans, canola, walnut and flaxseed, and their oils. These contain alpha-linolenic (LNA), which can become omega-3 fatty acid int he body. The extent of this modification is modest and controversial, however. More studies are needed to show a cause-and-effect relationship between alpha-linolenic acid and hearth disease.
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