Omega 3 Fatty Acids
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Omega 3's are considered to be essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health and cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega 3 fatty acids must be obtained from food or supplementation.
Omega 3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other marine life as well as nut oils. Also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega 3 fatty acids are known to play a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development. Omega 3 is a great supplement for the skin, hair and nails, and may play an important role in the cardiovascular system. This is a mercury free product.
What Does Omega 3 Do ?
Omega-3 again linked to healthier eyes
Eating one portion of omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish per week may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration by over 50 per cent, suggests a new study.
An increased consumption of the Omega-3 fatty acids DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) reduced the risk by about 70 per cent, according to the study published in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 13-Aug-2008 -
"This is the first study in Europeans to show a beneficial association on wet AMD from the consumption of oily fish and is consistent with results from studies in the USA and Australia," said lead researcher Astrid Fletcher, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Indeed, only recently a meta-analysis by Australian scientists reported that a high intake of omega-3 fatty acids and fish may reduce the risk of AMD by up to 38 per cent (Archives of Ophthalmology, June 2008, Vol. 126, pp. 826-833).
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of legal blindness for people over 55 years of age in the Western world, according to AMD Alliance International.
