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" Eating foods rich in omega-3 fats may improve your blood sugar level, reduce your risk of heart disease and help you lose weight. You get omega-3 fats from the EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in fish or from the LNA (linolenic acid) in vegetarian foods.  How much do you need per day? There is no hard-and-fast amount for healthy women, according to the American Heart Association. But if you&amp;#039;ve had coronary heart disease, the association says to get 1 gram of EPA and DHA into your diet per day. And people who need to lower their blood triglyceride levels should get 2 to 4 grams of EPA and DHA into their diet per day.  Here, the foods rich in EPA and DHA, or LNA:    Food Amount of EPA and DHA, or LNA   Salmon, 3 ounces cooked .6 g EPA; 1.2 g DHA   Herring, 3 ounces cooked .8 g EPA; 1 g DHA   Trout, 3 ounces cooked .3 g EPA; .7 g DHA   Ground flaxseeds, 1 tablespoon 2.7 g LNA   Flaxseed oil, 2 teaspoons 4.6 g LNA   Walnuts, 1 ounce 2.6 g LNA   Canola oil, 2 teaspoons .8 g LNA   Green soybeans (edamame), 1/2 cup .5 g LNA   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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