Even if you haven't spent much time researching the importance of diet in health chances are you've heard about the benefits of fish oil. The essential fatty acids called omega 3 fatty acids are very important to your health and omega 3 fats are found primarily in fish oil. 3 benefits of increasing your intake of fish oil follow, (but there's lots more).
Omega 3 fatty acids, and in particular DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) are considered the 2 most important omega 3 fatty acids. There are others, including ALA which is a plant-based form of omega 3 fats, however DHA and EPA are considered essential to our health. DHA in particular makes up a large proportion of the fats in our brain.
The diet of the average American is very low levels of Omega3 fats. We eat high levels of red meat and processed foods, sugar and salt and not a lot of fish. In the past there was a reasonable amount of DHA to be found in red meat but modern feeding methods including grain feeding have reduced the levels of DHA to extremely low levels in red meat. To get more DHA and EPA in our diets we need to either start taking DHA supplements or eat more fish or both.
Here's 3 benefits of increasing our intake of omega 3.
Improvements in brain health.
Science is now beginning to understand the importance of DHA to our brain. It is now seeded extremely important for the brain development of the fetus and infant that they have sufficient levels of DHA. And it doesn't just apply to the young, the older amongst those can improve their memory and concentration and cognitive ability by increasing our levels of DHA.
2. Cardiovascular and Heart Health.
There is a wide range of reasons why getting plenty of omega 3 fatty acids in our diets can reduce the risk of heart disease and improve our cardiovascular health and this is now accepted by the American Heart Association. There is evidence that an increased supply of Omega3 fats can reduce our risk of death by heart attack. And for this and for other reasons AHA tells us to increase our intake of fish each week or undertake fish oil supplementation.
3. Improvements in conditions related to age.
I have talked about the improvements to our memory and concentration with age but there are more benefits to the older people amongst us from increasing our level of Omega3 fats. 3 more benefits include a reduction in the risk of prostate cancer, a reduction in the risk of blindness due to macular degeneration and reduced pain and distress from the symptoms of arthritis.
A conservative organisation like the American Heart Association would not be recommending minimum levels of Omega 3 fatty acid intake unless there was clear evidence demonstrating the benefits of fish oil. Clearly we ought to be doing this given that studies show that residents of the US and Canada have some of the lowest levels of DHA in the world.
I hope that is showing you more about the benefits of Fish Oil 3. 3 benefits is really just the beginning, there's lots more.
Mercury contaminates our fish and as fish is expensive many of us rarely it. However the very best fish oil supplements are completely free of contamination, thereby being safe to take daily, and represent and excellent cost-effective way to take daily fish oil supplements.
But there are big variations in the quality of different fish oil supplements.
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