A great way to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system is by the proper amounts and types of good fats to your healthy meal plan. There are a number of benefits associated with good fats such as controlling blood pressure and assisting with digestion, but Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to overall wellness and should be added to everyone’s daily diet.

Why are omega-3 fatty acids important and how can they best be obtained?

The consumption of appropriate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids improves numerous health outcomes involving the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the nervous system, skin and bone health, as well as the proper functioning of body organs.

The primary source of omega-3 fatty acids is from fish oils, and the omega-3 fatty acids our body needs (DHA and EPA) are present in AdvoCare® OmegaPlex®. Although flax seed contains an omega-3 (alpha-linolenic acid), it must be converted to DHA and this conversion is very inefficient (only about 5%). Thus, flax seed oil is not a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. Evidence suggests that increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, “but not of alpha-linolenic acid, reduces the rates of all cause mortality, cardiac and sudden death, and possibly stroke.”*

Products such as borage oil and evening primrose oil are high in gamma-linolenic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid. Research studies have shown that gamma-linolenic acid is not converted to the omega-3 fatty acids needed by the body.

The ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids we should obtain in our diet is approximately 1:2. Unfortunately, our diets generally contain a ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids of 1:20 to 1:30. Omega-3 fatty acids are converted into anti-inflammatory constituents in our bodies, while omega-6 fatty acids yield pro-inflammatory substances. Primary sources of omega-6 fatty acids include products as corn oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil and sunflower oil, and as a consequence the amounts of these oils ingested should be limited.

The estimated daily requirement of omega-3 fatty acids for an adult is 3 to 5 grams daily. The average diet only provides about 1 to 2 grams per day. OmegaPlex contains 0.5 grams of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA per capsule.

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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