Monterey, CA Eating More Fish Helps Prevent Hearing Loss

We all know that fish is a healthy food to eat.  But a new study, which was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that there is an additional benefit: it could help prevent hearing loss.  Researchers studied records from more than 65K female nurses over an 18 year period.  They found that, compared with women wo ate fish less than once per month, those eating fish at least twice per week had a 20 percent lower risk of hearing loss, even after accounting for the fact that women who eat more fish may have healthier diets and lifestyles.  All fish, even canned tuna and shellfish, helped the women have a lower risk of hearing loss.  Researchers believe that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish may improve blood flow within the ear, just like they do in other parts of the body.