BENEFITS OF OMEGA-3

Up to date, more than 33,000 scientific studies for EPA and DHA have been published, including 3,700 human clinical trials. Most of it stressed the benefits of taking Omega 3 with fish oil and highlighted that the intake of EPA and DHA in sufficient amounts is very important for the overall health and well-being of the body.

 

– Sufficient intake of EPA and DHA supports the health and proper functioning of the heart, brain, eyes, blood vessels, joints, but also the regulation of many physiological processes in the body.

 

– Sufficient intake of DHA and EPA reduces the risk of premature births


– Sufficient intake of DHA is important for the formation and development of pregnancy and especially of the fetal brain.

 

– DHA benefits the development and functioning of the brain and eyes in toddlers and teenagers.

 

– The highest amount of DHA is found in the retina and brain.

Omega 3 DHA and EPA

The best sources of DHA and EPA are marine organisms, especially fish that live in cold marine waters (sprat, sardines, mackerel, herring, tuna, cod, salmon). For a good and correct diet of the body with omega-3 essential fatty acids, every person should consume at least twice a week fresh fatty fish meat from the cold waters of the Arctic. It is almost certain that this only happens in a few regions of the globe, which means that for most people on the planet the diet is deficient in omega-3 intake.

 

That is why it becomes very important to access food supplements rich in omega-3, in order to compensate for this deficiency of DHA and EPA.

SYMPTOMS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY

Recent medical statistics show that over 90% of the population does not benefit from a sufficient intake of omega-3 essential fatty acids in the daily diet. Symptoms of deficiency in these nutrients are often mistaken for the clinical manifestations of other nutritional deficiencies or diseases.


The signs and symptoms that the body transmits when it does not receive enough omega-3 fatty acids are:


– increased fatigue;
– lack of concentration;
– low physical endurance;
– joint pain;


Specialists in medicine and nutrition unanimously agree that:


  1. in order to be able to influence the proper functioning of the heart, a daily intake of at least 250 mg of DHA and EPA together is required;
  2. to influence the proper functioning of the brain, eyes, but also for the proper development of pregnancy, a daily intake of 250 mg of DHA is required.


The Omega-3 intake below these values does not generate concrete effects.