Are There Heart Benefits From Fish Oil Supplements?
Recently I've written a lot about the health benefits of taking fish oil supplements, or what is also known as Omega 3 supplements. Lets look today at the heart benefits of fish oil supplements.
The results of a new study into the heart benefits of fish oil have been published in the Jan/Feb issue of Sports Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach.
It was a study of the heart benefits of taking fish oil supplements, or essential fatty acid supplements, the main component of which is fish oil.
There were 36 pro football players who took part and they took either omega 3 fish oil supplements or else a placebo. The fish oil capsules they took contained 2560 mg of omega-3 fatty acids (650 mg EPA and 450 mg DHA in each capsule.)
The results of the study backed up many other studies that demonstrate the benefits of essential fatty acid supplements in the form of omega 3 or fish oil supplements.
The football players had an improvement in their HDL levels (their good cholesterol) and a reduction in their LDL levels (their bad cholesterol).
And triglycerides went down too, an excellent result.
Now this isn't the first fish oil supplements study to confirm a link between improved heart health and the intake of more fish oil, or Omega 3 fatty acids. There's now many studies that confirm the heart benefits of fish oil supplements.
And the American Heart Association also recommends that we all take at least a gram a day of EPA and DHA and that if we have elevated triglycerides that this be increased.
So now that you know how important taking sufficient Omega 3 fats in your diet is, how do you increase your intake? By using the very best Omega 3 fish oil supplements.
Be aware that not all Omega 3 supplements are created equal. There are issues with both the quantity of DHA in each capsule as well as the purity of the fish oil, some fish oils being contaminated with heavy metals and PCBs and mercury. These are only small amounts but the best fish oil capsules contain higher levels of DHA than most others and undetectable levels of contaminants.
So if youre at risk of heart health problems, and who isnt, there are now significant fish oil supplements studies backing up the benefits daily fatty acid supplements. Make sure you get enough fish oils in your diet, every day.
I'll let you know where to source the best fish oil capsules on my website.