Researchers have found that taking Fish Oil supplements, Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids, on a continuous basis may lower risks of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and all-cause related deaths. Additionally they say study results show a lower risk of CVD incidences with daily Fish Oil supplementation.
Over 420,000 men and women ranging in age from 40 and 69 with no CVD or cancer at the beginning of the study, participated in this UK Biobank study. The study ran from 2006 to 2010 with a follow up at the end of 2018. An electronic questionnaire was used to determine if participants regularly supplemented with Omega-3. Outcomes measures included CVD events, CVD mortality and all-cause mortality.
The study found 31.2% of the participants regularly supplemented with Omega-3 and these participants experienced a 13% reduction in all-cause mortality risks. The participants supplementing with Fish Oil also saw a 16% lower risk of CVD mortality and a 7% reduction in the risk of CVD events compared to the general population not supplementing Fish Oil regularly.
Researchers believe the results seen in this study can be attributed to Omega 3’s beneficial effects on heart rate, plasma triglycerides and blood pressure as demonstrated in several clinical trials. Also researchers point to studies outlining the possibility that Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids may possess anti arrhythmic properties. Lastly the researchers point to prior research showing Omega-3’s ability to reduce thrombosis as well as its anti-inflammatory properties that could be playing a preventive role in CVD outcomes.
No information was available regarding dosage levels, length of Fish Oil supplementation of potency of supplements taken by the participants. This suggests further studies are needed.
Okay, let’s take a moment to learn more about Essential and Non-Essential Fatty Acids:
Chemically a fatty acid is an organic acid with an acid group at one end of its molecule and a methyl at the other end. Fatty acids are categorized in the Omega groups 3, 6 or 9 according to the location of their last double bond.
An Essential Fatty Acid is a fatty acid that the body cannot manufacture by itself, in other words they must be obtained through supplementation or through foods. There are 2 fatty acids that are designated as essential fatty acids: linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid. There are more fatty acids than these 2 specific essential fatty acids found in the Omega 3-6-9 groups but a healthy body may be able to manufacture them as long as there is enough linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid, so they are considered non-essential fatty acids. There are however certain health benefits to be obtained by intaking some of the non-essential fatty acids directly, especially in the case of the Omega 3 fatty acids.
The Need for More Omega 3
Humans evolved on a diet that had approximately a 1:1 ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), today our Western diet contains a ratio of 15:1 – 16.7:1. A typical Western diet is deficient in Omega-3 Fatty Acids and has an overabundance of Omega-6 Fatty Acids when compared to the diet in which humans evolved and their genetic patterns were established. In a study done by The Harvard School of Public Health over 96,000 deaths in the US were attributed to being caused by an Omega-3 deficiency. Other research shows that excessive amounts of Omega-6 fatty acids and high Omega-6/Omega-3 ratios promote many types of diseases like autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, cancer and cardiovascular disease. It is obvious that increasing Omega-3 Fatty Acid intake is necessary for a healthier population.
Molecular Distillation
The public was made aware of excessive levels of mercury, a neurotoxic heavy metal, as well as PCBs and other toxic organic compounds found in certain fish species from a well-publicized federal advisory in 2001. It was determined that fish oil supplements could also be subject to excessive levels of these neurotoxins. It makes choosing a “CLEAN” fish oil even more important than ever. For this very reason Viva Vitamins uses pure, high quality, molecularly distilled Omega-3 EPA/DHA fish oil in the products they manufacture. Molecular distillation is a process where all heavy metals and PCBs are virtually removed from the fish oil. Additionally extensive testing is performed to verify that all federal standards of purity have not just been met but have been surpassed.
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