Received sentence explain in detail how fish oil affects genes.
I will explain. When people talk about fish oil, they usually mean omega-3-unsaturated fatty acids.
In fact, there are many of these omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids, but in different drugs and supplements, which are called "omega-3", three basic acids are commonly used: eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and alpha linolenic acid.
Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid are found in fish oil.
Alpha-linolenic acid is found in a variety of vegetable oils. Flaxseed oil contains the most of it.
These omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids have health benefits. We have already discussed them in a separate article.
Among the various beneficial mechanisms of action of omega-3-unsaturated fatty acids, there is even the regulation of the work of some genes.
Usually we are talking about the regulation of genes in the liver.
Interestingly, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids significantly affect the functioning of liver genes, but alpha-linolenic acid somehow does not particularly affect.
It turns out that the same fish oil acts on the genes, for the sake of which we are breaking our tongues here, pronouncing the names of acids.
But vegetable oil does not affect genes in the liver too much.
The effect of unsaturated fatty acids on DNA in liver cells occurs through receptors activated by peroxisome proliferators. These receptors sit on the very nucleus of cells and are somehow connected with genes, but how exactly - no one knows.
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As a result of all these cunning interactions of fish oil with liver cells, our liver begins to believe that it is obliged to produce less triglycerides. That is literally fat. This is beneficial for the liver itself, which is less fatty, and for the cardiovascular system.
Not everything there, however, is unambiguous. For example, our fasting blood glucose levels may rise slightly. But this is more than offset by a decrease in liver fat and an increase in insulin sensitivity. That is, despite the rise in blood sugar in the morning, the course of some type of diabetes will still improve slightly.
That's about how fish oil affects genes.
