The Benefits Of Fish Oil Supplements. Improve Your Heart Health.
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 Jan/Feb issue of Sports Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach, has published the results of a new study.
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.
The study was done on 36 pro football players from 23 to 41, who took either fish oil omega3 supplements or a placebo. They took 4 fatty acid supplements/capsules each day, and that provided them with 2560 mg of omega-3 fatty acids (650 mg EPA and 450 mg DHA in each capsule.)
The results of the study were very good, backing up other studies demonstrating the heart health benefits of Omega 3 supplementation, or Omega3 supplementation that increases the levels of essential fatty acids in the diet.
The results were good. HDL levels (good cholesterol) went up while LDL (bad cholesterol) went down.
And triglycerides went down too, an excellent result.
This is not the only fish oil supplements study to find a link between Omega3 and heart health. There are now numerous studies confirming a range of heart related health benefits of taking fish oil or Omega 3 supplements.
In fact the American Heart Association now recommends the intake of EPA and DHA (the two major beneficial Omega 3 fats) daily, at a dose of 1 gram a day, more for those with elevated triglycerides.
How do you get your Omega 3 essential fatty acids? By taking the 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 you're at risk of heart problems, and aren't we all, make sure you make fish oil supplements a part of your daily diet.
I'll let you know where to source the best fish oil capsules on my website.