12 Reasons to Hit Up the Sushi Bar Yet Again This Week

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7. Lower Your Risk of Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune disease is when your body’s immune system goes haywire and attacks and destroys its own healthy body tissues or systems. A good example of an autoimmune disease is type 1 diabetes, which is the immune system attacking the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Numerous studies have shown that the omega-3s in fish can lead to a reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes in both children and adults. Omega-3s have also been shown to reduce the risk of other autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

8. Helps Prevent Asthma

One of the most common childhood diseases in asthma, which is a chronic inflammation of the airways. Asthma rates have increased drastically over the last few years. Studies have shown that eating fish regularly has been linked to a 24 percent lower risk in the development of asthma in children. Many people shy away from giving their children fish for fear of a seafood allergy but the benefit of eating fish is clear for children. Start your children eating fish when they are very young to help encourage this healthy habit and possibly stave off childhood asthma. Read more about natural remedies for asthma.

9. Live Longer!

A new review of long term studies found that subjects who had high blood levels of omega-3s in fish oil were 27 percent less likely to die during the 16 year study periods and in fact, they lived, on average, two years longer than those who had low levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

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