Eating fish helps women protect their hearing

According to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston, the United States, eating fish twice or more per week will help reduce the risk of hearing loss in women.

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"Eating any kind of fish like mussels, shellfish, shrimps, crabs . helps reduce the risk of hearing loss. This study shows the importance of diet with hearing protection." , research author Dr. Sharon G.Curhan, a doctor at BWH hospital said.

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In this focused study, scientists tracked hearing ability of 65,215 women from 1991 to 2009. In total, 11,606 people showed cases related to hearing loss.

Analyzing data, scientists found that women who ate fish at least twice a week had 20% less risk of hearing loss than women who rarely ate fish.

In each case, they found that eating a lot of shellfish and fish, as well as increasing the intake of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in women's diets showed benefits. useful for hearing protection.

"Having hearing loss is a common form of dysfunction. Although this is often thought to be unavoidable in old age, the discovery of other factors that can affect hearing. has opened new possibilities for preventing hearing impairment , ' Dr. Curhan said.

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