
Patients with type 1 diabetes experienced improved kidney function after a high average intake of omega-3 EPA and DHA.
The results are based on data collected from 1436 people aged between 13 and 39 years of age who participated in the Test Control and Complications of Diabetes, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Medical studies indicate that diabetes increases the risk of developing renal failure. People with type 1 diabetes lose their ability to produce insulin because the damage to pancreatic cells, which is believed to be the product of an autoimmune response. The disease is most common in people of European descent and about two million Europeans and North Americans have it.
Apparently, the incidence of type 1 diabetes increased by 3% each year and an estimated
The results showed that people who ate a greater amount of omega-3 levels of albumin excretion were 22.7 mg in 24 hours, less than those of participants who ate less fatty acids.
However, no relationship was found between the incidence of kidney damage or increased levels of albumin.
“Polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-3 long chain in the diet appear to be inversely associated with the degree, but not with the incidence of albumin in type 1,” the scientists said. “These findings require further research with prospective studies,” they added.