{"id":1342,"date":"2014-09-15T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T02:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2023-02-17T20:57:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:57:56","slug":"are-you-getting-enough-omega-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/are-you-getting-enough-omega-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you getting enough Omega-3?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1342\" class=\"elementor elementor-1342\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e349687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e349687\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d489af\" data-id=\"7d489af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f7d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f7d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The American Heart Association(AHA) recommends eating fish two to four times per week. However, even those who eat fish several times a week may not be getting enough omega-3. Farm raised fish have diminished amounts of EPA and DHA.<\/p><p>In addition, utilization of omega-3 can be reduced by low intake of certain vitamins and minerals, some prescription drugs, high intake of omega-6 acids and alcohol consumption. Individuals with certain medical conditions often need significantly more EPA &amp; DHA that can reasonable be obtained by eating fish. Thus, fish oil supplements are recommended by medical professionals and organizations to ensure adequate omega-3 intake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a65e5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a65e5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-850b300\" data-id=\"850b300\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf05f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf05f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section section-parallax\"><div class=\"wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sixteen spans\"><h5 class=\"title\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">International Guidelines and Recommendations on Fish Oil Dosage<\/span><\/h5><p><strong>American Heart Association (AHA) Summary of Recommendations for Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"custom-table-1\"><table width=\"100%\"><thead><tr><th>Population<\/th><th>AHA Recommendation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Patients without documented CHD<\/td><td>Eat a variety of oily fish at least two to three times a week.\u00a0Fish must be baked or broiled, not fried. Fish oil supplement recommended.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Patients with documented CHD<\/td><td>Consume 1 g of EPA + DHA per day, from oily fish or\u00a0supplements. Fish oil EPA + DHA supplements should be considered in consultation with the physician.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Patients needing triglyceride lowering<\/td><td>Two to four grams of EPA + DHA per day from supplements under a physician\u2019s care.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section section-parallax\"><div class=\"wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sixteen spans\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7ed9ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7ed9ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d71c40\" data-id=\"1d71c40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e1214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68e1214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section section-parallax\"><div class=\"wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sixteen spans\"><h5 class=\"title\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Others Official Recommendations for Daily Omega-3 Consumption<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"custom-table-1\"><table width=\"100%\"><thead><tr><th>Recommending Body<\/th><th>Recommendation Consumption<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1544\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/american-heart-association2-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/american-heart-association2-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/american-heart-association2.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><small>American Heart Association (AHA)<\/small><\/td><td>Eat fatty fish twice weekly; of if you are a heart patient, take Omega-3 EPA + DHA daily: CHD or CVD patients should get 1 g; patients who need to lower triglycerides should get 2 to 4 g.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1543\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/usda-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/usda-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/usda.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><small>U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<\/small><\/td><td>Eat fish-sourced Omega-3.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1542\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ISSFAL-300x84.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ISSFAL-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ISSFAL.png 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><small>International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL)<\/small><\/td><td>500 mg per day EPA\/DHA for adults.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1541\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fda-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fda-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fda.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><small>U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)<\/small><\/td><td>Take daily Omega-3 (EPA\/DHA); up to 3 g, up to 2 g from supplements.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1540\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nih-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nih-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nih-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><small>National Institutes of Health<\/small><\/td><td>EPA + DHA should equal 650 mg per day, with DHA to be at least 220 mg\/day and EPA to be at least 220 mg per day.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1539\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFSSA-300x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFSSA-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFSSA.png 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><small>Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA)<\/small><\/td><td>Men should take 2 g EPA and 120 mg DHA per day, while women should take 1.6 g EPA and 100 mg DHA per day.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"whitespace\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"description clearfix style-1\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1003605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1003605\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a099b34\" data-id=\"a099b34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d74f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76d74f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section section-parallax\"><div class=\"wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sixteen spans\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1544 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/american-heart-association2-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/american-heart-association2-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/american-heart-association2.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>According to the American Heart Association (AHA):<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cTaking EPA+DHA ranging from 0.5 to 1.8 grams per day (either as fatty fish or supplements) significantly reduces deaths from heart disease and all causes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>\u201cClinical trials have shown that Omega-3 fatty acid supplements can reduce cardiovascular events (death, non-fatal heart attacks, non-fatal strokes).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>\u201cCoronary artery disease patients may not be able to get enough Omega-3 by diet alone. These people may want to talk to their doctor about taking a supplement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>\u201cSupplements also could help people with high triglycerides, who need even larger doses.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p><small>Source:<\/small><\/p><p>1. \u00a0Article at www.AmericanHeart.org<\/p><p>2. AHA Scientific Statement on Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease\u00a0&#8211; Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD; William S. Harris, PhD; \u201d Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH; for the Nutrition Committee<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-938790d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"938790d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee3c8e6\" data-id=\"ee3c8e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9263e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9263e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section section-parallax\"><div class=\"wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sixteen spans\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ACC1-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ACC1-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ACC1-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fisol3.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ACC1.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>According to American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation\u2019s Expert Consensus Document:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cOmega-3 fatty acids reduce cardiovascular events, sudden death, and overall mortality.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>\u201cOmega-3 fatty acids may also affect CHD outcomes by decreasing triglyceride levels, ventricular arrhythmias, decreasing fibrinogen levels and platelet counts, modestly reducing blood pressures, and decreasing cell proliferation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>\u201cOmega-3 fatty acids have been tested in several secondary prevention trials. The GISSI-Prevenzione study is the largest of the controlled trials investigating omega-3 fatty acid supplements (1 g per day) and CHD risk. In this trial, total mortality was reduced by 20% and sudden death by 45%\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote><p><small>Source:<\/small><\/p><p>1. \u00a0Vogel, JH. et al. J. Am. 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