By Jennifer Gruenemay, ACE-Certified, Special to LifeScript What’s all the fuss about omega-3? Turns out it’s not just hype. Eating a diet high in the fatty acids can cut your risk of colorectal cancer by 40%, according to a new study released this month. Dr. John La Puma (aka Chef MD) pinpoints the health benefits of this “good fat” and shares his favorite recipes with LifeScript…Americans eat too much fat, experts say. The truth is, we’re just eating the wrong kind. Bad artery-clogging trans fats are found in most pre-packaged, processed foods. Good unsaturated essential fats often get left out. You can add more healthy omega-3s by choosing nuts instead of chips and salmon instead of steak – foods that are rich in omega-3s. “Omega-3s are anti-inflammatory and help protect the immune system, brain, heart and arteries,” says La Puma, author of ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine (Crown).[...]

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Chef MD’s 5 Super Foods for Omega-3s