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Friday, November 6, 2009

Omega 3 And Heart Health

By Kirsten Whittaker

A diet loaded in omega-3s is thought to be good for your heart, helping to chop the risk of hardening of the arteries, irregular heartbeat, coronary, unexpected cardiac death and even heart failure. And the link between Omega 3 and heart health is only the beginning of the many benefits of these good fats.

Doses of omega-3 fatty acids are not just good for helping the hearts of healthy people, these nutrients also have benefits for those that have existing heart problems according to new research based primarily on many large studies that concerned more than forty thousand subjects.

These findings, broadcast in the book of the american University of Cardiology, concerned a review of four studies on omega-3 and heart problems prevention and have pushed mavens to endorse omega-3 fatty acids be a part of all healthy diets.

Our bodies can't make these omega-3 fatty acids all alone, so 5 hundred mg a day of components EPA ( eiosapentaenoic acid ) plus DHA ( docosahexaenoic acid ) is what's endorsed for healthy adults.

Anyone with heart disease or heart failure will need to double the amount to a range of eight hundred to 1,000 mg a day, as the report revealed this to offer a powerful protective effect. Daily augmentation of DHA and EPA for these patients was discovered to bring a 30% reduction vis heart related death.

When it comes to heart failure, adding omega-3 supplements showed a definite preventive effect, reducing deaths in those with heart failure by 9%. Considering the grave diagnosis often given these patients, this number is inspiring.

Omega-3 fatty acids work at the cell membrane level and should be what helps the electric activity of the heart as well as improving muscle tone, stabilizing plaque, blood pressure and other things associated with a healthy heart.

The standard American diet has a proportion of bad to good fats of 20 to one, that's's 1 omega-3 overwhelmed by many more of the more deadly sort of trans-acids.

Getting good fats from food is the simplest way to go as 90% of the nutrient ( vs. Half of the supplement form ) is absorbed into the body. Natural sources of good fats include walnuts, canola oil, broccoli, cauliflower, kidney beans, spinach, grape leaves, cantaloupe, Chinese cabbage, flaxseed as well as fish like herring, mackerel, sturgeon and anchovies.

If you decide to use fish oil or other supplements to get the omega-3 you need, remember that these products are not as regulated as they may be, even in the U.S.

Beware 'too good to be true' claims or studies of dubious quality that isn't printed in a respected journal. Don't settle for anything less than quality producing, reputable corporations will trumpet this fact.

Know too that fish oil capsules are probably going to contain the same contaminants as fresh fish, and have been seen to leave you with an unpleasant odour to your body.

The connection between Omega three and heart health looks to be getting stronger all the time, so have a look at your intake levels and ensure you are getting enough. - 17269

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