Question

Omega 3 fatty acids contribute to cardiovascular health by lowering triglyceride levels and reducing platelet aggregation. Good sources of these fatty acids are:
a. Lobster, bass, and oysters
b. Catfish, shrimp, and clams
c. Perch, walleye, and pike
d. Herring, salmon, and rainbow trout.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer to the question: Omega 3 fatty acids contribute to cardiovascular health by lowering triglyceride levels and reducing platelet aggregation. Good sources of these fatty acids are:___, would be: Herring, salmon, and rainbow trout.

Explanation:

The  subject of cardiovascular health has become a priority in most countries in the world, due to the pandemic of obesity, and due to the high levels of people with cardiovascular diseases due to poor diet, and little exercise. As such a lot of research has shed light on how to be able to control this situation and among the many results that have been found is the one of triglycerides, present in fat-rich foods, and certain carbs, that have been responsible for a lot of the cardiovascular problems the healthcare system is having to face. One way to control high levels of cholesterol, another huge contributor to cardiovascular diseases, and triglycerides, is the consumption of omega 3 fatty acids, both of vegetable sources and of animal sources. On the animal sources, we have that fish, especially fatty fish like salmon, trout, cod, and others like them, are really good and important sources of two of the three types of omega 3 fatty acids: DHA and EPA. The other one, linoleic acid, is more common in vegetable and grain sources.