After a five-year study conducted in Japan with older participants, it was observed that fish oil helps fight infection and strengthens oral health in the process.
Dental examinations revealed that the absence in the diets of people of essential fatty acids omega-3 found in fish oil was strongly associated with the progression of periodontal diseases.
The new findings, published recently in the journal Nutrition, also revealed that omega-3 fatty acids were very effective against a wide range of oral bacteria.
Dr. C.B. Huang, the Oral Health Research Centre (Centre for Oral Health Research), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, commented on the benefits of fish oil for dental health:
“The anti-bacterial hand of omega-3 fatty acids could be very important. Certainly, it could provide a new use for omega-3 fatty acids in the future.”
Following these recent findings, Dr. Huang confirmed that the ongoing investigation on the antibacterial activity of omega-3 fatty acids include the study of products like chewing gum.
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