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One of the most important health discoveries over the last few decades is that most of us are deficient in what is known as the Omega 3 essential fatty acids. There are a number of these Omega 3 fats, primarily ALA DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), though there are others.
The 2 most important of these are DHA and EPA, and in particular DHA. DHA makes up a good proportion of our brain and is essential to good health.
But over the past century there have been dramatic changes in our diet. We are eating much less seafood and seafood is the primary source of DHA and EPA. As a result most of us now lack of levels of both these nutrients which are now called the omega 3 essential fatty acids, and if we increase our intake we are increasing our protection against various health problems.
But how about ALA Omega 3 essential fatty acids? Whilst DHA and EPA primarily come from marine sources, particularly oily fish, ALA is an essential fatty acid found in plants, and is not found in fish. So anyone taking fish oil capsules is not getting ALA in their diet from the capsules.
However there are many people taking various vegetarian supplements, primarily amongst them flax seed oil supplements. As flax seed oil supplements contain the plant-based form of Omega 3 fat, namely ALA, are these people therefore getting sufficient quantities of the important essential fatty acids?
Unfortunately no. The reason is that DHA and EPA are by far the most important of the essential fatty acids. ALA can be converted in the body into DHA and EPA, however the rate at which the body converts it is very poor, and varies according to your state of health. Those amongst us who are healthier can convert ALA at a higher rate, those of us less healthy, as well as the elderly, convert it at a slower rate.
So if you are taking vegetarian Omega 3 capsules you are getting some benefits, but not as much by far as you would from taking fish oil capsules.
So if this is the case why are people taking flax seed oil supplements containing ALA? It’s because, as vegetarians, they are reluctant to take any form of nutrients coming from a fish-based source, so are unable to take fish oil capsules.
But many people taking flax seed oil supplements are unaware that taking the supplements does not provide them with sufficient Omega3 essential fatty acids and does little to increase their store of DHA and EPA.
The most important factor is that virtually everyone has low levels of the omega 3 fats DHA and EPA. It is DHA and EPA that are most important to good health and anyone taking vegetarian flaxseed oil capsules is not sufficiently compensating for this problem.
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