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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Dear Friends,

Its our great plasure to share the topic related to health, hope you are enjoying the articles, in this present article we are going to present you about the one of essential fatty acid called Omega 3. Omega-3s are termed essential fatty acids (EFAs) because they are critical for good health. Since the body cannot make them on its own, omega-3s must be obtained from food.

Omega 3 may be just the thing to offer you some relief if you suffer from any immune system disease. These can include such illnesses as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, or eczema. There have been many studies showing a significant improvement and boost in the immune system when Omega 3 has been increased in people suffering from these ailments.

Why we need Omega3 ?

Scientific studies have found that omega3 fatty acids are good for the heartand lower the death rate from heart attacks.Other effects of these acids include anti-inflammatory and anti-blood clotting actions,lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and reducing blood pressure.There is also evidence that omega3 fatty acids may also reduce the risk of diabetes,stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerate colitis,some cancers, and mental decline.

Key Functions

  • Reduce hypertension. Studies of large groups of people have found that the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids may aid in lowering overall blood pressure level.

  • Improve heart health. Omega-3 fatty acids may play a part in keeping cholesterol levels low, stabilizing irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), and reducing blood pressure.

  • Protecting the heart. Researchers now believe that alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), one of the omega-3s, may be particularly beneficial in protecting against heart and blood vessel disease, and for lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Food Sources

Key omega-3 fatty acids include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexanoic acid (DHA), and alpha-lineolenic acid (ALA). EPAs and DHAs are found in oily cold-water fish such as tuna, salmon, and mackerel, as well as fresh seaweed. ALAs are found primarily in dark green leafy vegetables, flaxseed oils, and certain vegetable oils. But the thing is human body can extract only 10% of omega3 from the ALA.

Usage

There is no established recommended daily intake for omega-3s, but a healthy diet containing significant amounts of foods rich in this essential fatty acid is recommended.

Omega-3 fatty acids are very safe to consume. However, most experts recommend limiting fish consumption to two to three servings weekly because so many fish may be tainted with mercury and other contaminants. Fish oil capsules do not usually present this same risk. There are wide rage of omega3 capsules are available in the market, one thing we need to keep in mind that the high price involved in the purification of fish oil, so to test your capsule how much pure fish oil they used to prepare that :

To test your capsule you need to put your capsule you need to keep that in a plastic zip lock cover and keep it in deep freezer for 6hr and take it out and cut that into two parts if fresh oil is coming out of that mean its a pure fish oil Omega 3, the reason behind this is pure fish oil will be in liquid format only.

Safety Evidence

There are no known side effects associated with increasing your intake of omega-3 fatty acids through foods, although fish oil capsules do pose the risk of a "burp" factor – a harmless, sometimes unpleasant, fishy aftertaste that occurs with some brands of fish oil capsules.

Some more links :

URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid

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