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The Omega 3, essential for your health

omega 3Fat intake is essential for the organism. Among them is evidence that healthy fats are called unsaturated fats, a group to which.

1. What are Omega 3?
Omega 3. Fatty fish and fortified foods contain Omega 3.
They are fatty acids that belong to the group of acids called “polyunsaturated. Polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega 3 (EPA / DHA), found primarily in oily fish and some fortified foods are essential to preventing cardiovascular disease, cancers, inflammatory diseases, lung and skin.

They are also essential during pregnancy and lactation for the proper development of nerve function and, in general, many other functions.

2. Benefit of Omega 3
A diet high in Omega 3 fatty acids (EPA / DHA) can help keep your heart healthy and free of excess cholesterol. They help regulate blood pressure by increasing the elasticity of the arteries, and act on our body as antithrombotic mechanisms preventing us from cardiovascular disease, and lowering triglycerides.

The Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA / DHA) …
- Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
- They improve lung function and reduce asthma
- Reduce the growth of cancer cells [More]
- Essential in the development of the newborn
- At the mental development in preterm infants

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