Fish oils have long been known to be protective against heart disease. Fish oils reduce harmful blood fats called triglycerides as well as high blood pressure as well as reducing the stickiness of blood cells, thereby making it less likely to clot. With insulin working optimally, risk of obesity and excess weight gain and cardiovascular disease is reduced. Omega-3 oils also ameliorate many neurological and psychological disorders. Essential fat abnormalities are found in those with violent behavior.
Cultures consuming large amounts of fatty fish have lower rates of depression.
Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, improves with the intake of essential fats, particularly omega-3 fat. Essential fats actually increase production of a satiety hormone, which can be found in the digestive system and the brain. Increasing omega-3 fat rich foods in the diet is associated with a reduction in pain and inflammatory disorders, less PMS, mood problems, a clearing of skin ailments including psoriasis, eczema and dry skin, reduced risk of cancer and heart disease. These sticky, thick artery-clogging fats make it easier to grow flabby around the middle, to drive up your cholesterol level, to get irritable, to develop skin rashes, joint pain and increase your risk of certain types of cancer. Even worse, hydrogenated fats from most margarine, shortening and foods made with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, which have many of the harmful effects of saturated fats, are thought by many researchers to be worse than artery-clogging saturates.