Daily Dose of Fish Keeps Heart Disease, Diabetes at Bay

A new study out of Korea has shown that older men (40-69) who consume fish daily have a reduced risk (over a three-year period) of experiencing abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides -- all of which lead to metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

At 57% -- the percentage of the the men studied who had a serving of fish a day and consequently had a lower risk for developing metabolic syndrome -- this is a significant finding.

An article on AOL Health explains that women who participated in the study didn't receive a notable reduction in risk and believe that the women may not have consumed enough omega-3s.