Information and opinions on health from Aquaris at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/485767/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/485767/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/485767/index http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/485767/104955/longevity Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:09:15 -0500 Aquaris Figure: Human chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white) (Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere)   The evidence around omega-3 benefits continues to grow stronger. Patients with coronary heart disease showed relatively longer "telomeres" when taking omega-3. As we age, our cells continue to divide and the "telomeres" shrink in size and thus is a marker of biological age. Shorter telomeres have been correlated with... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/485767/104955/longevity