| More and more medical studies have shown the | | | | Buying the richest resource of fish should be number |
| benefits of the omega 3 fatty acids on human health. | | | | one on your purchase list. Consuming fatty fish, such |
| There are quite a few vegetables rich in fatty acids: | | | | as sardines, salmon, herring and trout, can increase the |
| flaxseed, walnuts and rapeseeds. | | | | amount of these fatty acids. |
| But, the major downside of these natural sources is | | | | Studies have shown that adding fish in your diet twice |
| that the human body cannot convert the alpha-linolenic | | | | or three times a week can significantly reduce the risk |
| acid into DHA and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid and | | | | of developing serious medical conditions. If you do not |
| docosahexaenoic acid), forms which the body can | | | | enjoy eating fish meat, you can just as well take fish |
| use. That is why adding more vegetables to your diet | | | | oil supplements. |
| will show limited benefits on the omega 3 intake. | | | | Seeds and nuts are other also very rich in these |
| Fish and fish oil supplements are the most | | | | essential fats. |
| recommended aliments because they are very rich in | | | | You should be careful though, because these aliments |
| the two fatty acids: DHA and EPA. | | | | do not give you a correct omega 3 to omega 6 |
| Over the years, the American diet has changed for | | | | balance level. Among the seeds, flax seeds are the |
| the worse, as the intake of omega rich aliments is | | | | most recommended. You can find on the market - |
| greatly reduced, while aliments rich in omega 6 fatty | | | | flaxseed oil supplements, which are a very good |
| acids, which are responsible for a series of diseases, | | | | alternative to fish oil supplements. However, it takes a |
| represent the majority of the foods. | | | | much higher dosage than it would from fish oil to |
| Studies have shown that if the balance between the | | | | consume the same amount of these fats. |
| amount of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids is | | | | Green vegetables also contain these fatty acids, but in |
| broken, a series of medical conditions can occur. | | | | lower concentration. You can however consume them |
| There are some simple ways you can increase the | | | | along with fish or other omega 3 rich foods. The New |
| intake of the crucial acids, and most of them refer to | | | | Zeeland green lipped mussel is one of the richest |
| adding different foods to your diet. | | | | vegetables in omega 3. |