Fish, seafood diet protects the heart better than Olive Oil and nuts

When it comes to preventing heart disease, a new study has found that a diet rich in fish, seafood, and grains is better than a diet containing olive oil, nuts, and avocados.

Washington, May 4 : When it comes to preventing heart disease, a new study has found that a diet rich in fish, seafood, and grains is better than a diet containing olive oil, nuts, and avocados.

Fish, seafood and grains contain polyunsaturated fats, while olive oil, nuts, and avocados contain monounsaturated fats.

The study, by researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine led by Lawrence L. Rudel, has found that though both types of fats are healthy, people should probably include more of the first than the second in their diet to keep a healthy heart.

As a part of the study the researchers developed a method to determine the effects of the three types of dietary fats on acyl-coenzyme A, a key molecule involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.

The scientists found that mice fed diets high in saturated and monounsaturated fat showed an increase in acyl-coenzyme A compared to mice fed a diet enriched in polyunsaturated fat.

These results suggest that polyunsaturated fat is a more suitable replacement than monounsaturated fat for dietary saturated fat, the scientists concluded.

The study appears in the Journal of Lipid Research.

ANI