Fish, garlic and nuts maintain healthy intestines

Foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, nuts and garlic, keep the bowel and digestive system healthy, a recent British study shows.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Nottingham and King's College London, Britain, and published their results Wednesday in the journal Scientific Science.
Omega-3 can maintain the diversity of intestinal bacteria that serve as a basis for human general health.
The team studied 876 volunteers, to test the effectiveness of fatty acids in maintaining the health of the intestines. The researchers found that eating foods containing these acids is linked to the diversity and increase the number of beneficial intestinal bacteria that resist diseases.

According to the study, human body contains billions of living organisms (bacteria) that affect the human immune system, and also have a role in autoimmune diseases that work directly in the incidence of some diseases.
The researchers added that the beneficial intestinal bacteria, endemic in the human abdomen after birth a few months, and associated with him throughout his life, and play a role in the digestion of food, and maintain the biological balance between different bacterial factions.
They have shown that they play an important role in the disposal of food waste, and help absorb some minerals and vitamins, and also produces a substance that mimics the work of antibiotics that fight harmful bacteria.
Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines, fish oil, nuts and garlic, and can also be obtained by taking dietary supplements in pharmacies.
Previous studies have shown health benefits for omega-3s, including reducing the risk of depression, heart disease, diabetes and kidneys, lowering cholesterol levels and preventing rheumatoid arthritis.