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Omega 3 essential fatty acids are named ‘essential’ because they cannot be synthesised by the body and must be obtained through our diet. Oily fish is a rich source of the omega 3 essential fatty acids DHA and EPA. The UK Government recommends taking at least 450mg of omega 3 daily.
One-a-day Opti-Omega 3 contains 600mg of total omega 3, including 276mg DHA and 220mg EPA.
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Due to its shape, EPA acts in the cells in the cardiovascular system where it has important benefits in preventing blood clotting and formation of atherosclerosis, the arterial disease responsible for myocardial infarction and stroke. The American Heart Association recommends a daily intake of 750mg of omega 3 fatty acids to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease which takes more than half a million lives each year in the US.
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This molecule is integrated in all brain cell membranes where it exerts important functions, relating to memory for example. People with a poor memory have low concentrations of DHA and patients with Alzheimer´s dementia have very low levels of DHA in the brain. Several studies have shown that people with a regular intake of omega 3 fatty acids do not develop dementia to the same extent as those who don´t eat fish.
Although omega 3 isn’t the only important fatty acid, most of us already get enough of the others, such as omega 6, in our diet, so it’s omega 3 we need to concentrate on boosting. How our bodies use omega 3 might sound a little complicated initially, but in fact it’s a simple process that begins when we eat foods containing linolenic acid (LNA). This is found mainly in oily fish such as kippers, herring, mackerel, salmon (preferably organic, wild, not farmed), sardines and fresh tuna (tinned tuna doesn’t count, although tinned versions of the others do). Our enzymes slowly turn this linolenic acid into docosahexanoic acid (DHA)and eicosapentanoic acid (EPA).
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