Eating Fish Could Help Preserve Women’s Hearing

A decline in hearing is considered inevitable, however if there is a chance of decreasing the risk, then why not do it? Plus, fish is delicious!

Study finds that increased eating of certain fish reduced the risk of hearing loss.

According to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, two or more servings of fish per week could lower women’s risk of acquired hearing loss.

Eating more fish, any fish, and consuming more long-chain omega-3 fatty acids can help in hearing preservation, says expert.

 

“Consumption of any type of fish (tuna, dark fish, light fish, or shellfish) tended to be associated with lower risk,” says corresponding author Dr Sharon G. Curhan, MD, of BWH Channing Division of Network Medicine. “These findings suggest that diet may be important in the prevention of acquired hearing loss.”

In the massive cohort study, researchers tracked a total 65,215 women from 1991 to 2009.

Overall, participants self-reported 11,606 cases of incident hearing loss, and data analysis indicates that the women who consumed fish at least twice per week showed a 20% lower risk of hearing loss than the women who seldom ate fish.

Case-by-case observation revealed that higher consumption of each of the aforementioned fish types and increased intake of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the women’s diets showed benefits for hearing preservation.

“Acquired hearing loss is a highly prevalent and often disabling chronic health condition,” says Dr Curhan. “Although a decline in hearing is often considered an inevitable aspect of ageing, the identification of several potentially modifiable risk factors has provided new insight into possibilities for prevention or delay of acquired hearing loss.”

The study was published in the journal American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. – Relaxnews

Source: http://www.thestar.com.my
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