The right fats reduce heart problems

One of the best methods of determining your ideal intake of omega-3s or fish oil is to test the percentage of omega-3 fatty acids in your red blood cells. Researchers at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea, have found that the type of fat content in your red blood cell membranes is more accurate at predicting a heart atack than the combination of the factors we use now such as cholesterol values, age, sex, the presence of high blood pressure or diabetes and smoking status.People with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the red blood cell membranes had the fewest heart attacks. 92 percent of heart attack patients had the lowest omega-3 levels. 96 percent of heart attack patients had high levels of trans fatty acids.If you eat a lot of foods with trans fats (think store bought cakes, cookies, or crackers, margarine, deep-fried foods) or vegetable oils (sunflower, corn or soy oils)you are headed for a lot of heart problems