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Over the past 18 years, Michael Byrd has helped thousands of people all around the world to look younger, feel better and have more natural energy. Trained as a Physical Therapist, Michael has discovered how to use special Omega 3 formulas and other nutrients to help his clients easily create the good health they've been searching for.
Fish Oil: Omega 3 Fish Oil or Flaxseed Oil for Heart Health
Does flaxseed oil provide the same heart health benefits as omega 3 fish oil? Emory University researchers say the answer is “NO!”
The Emory research team, led by C. R. Harper and T. A. Jacobson, reviewed 14 previous randomized controlled clinical trials dealing with both fish oil and plant based oils and their effect on heart health. The fish studies were based on dietary fish consumption and fish oil supplement trials. The plant based oil trials used diets enriched with walnuts, soybeans or flax seed oil supplements.
They concluded fish oil omega 3 trials showed a significant reduction in coronary heart disease deaths, as well as total mortality. They believed these health benefits were the result of omega 3 fish oil’s strong anti-arrhythmic effect. The studies on omega 3 fish oil with DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) fatty acids showed a reduction of heart attack risk by reducing inflammation of blood vessel wall cells and lowering the risk of thrombosis or blood clotting.
The studies done on plant based alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) did not show the same health benefits. Why? Plant based ALA is incomplete omega 3 oil. It doesn’t contain the potent DHA and EPA factors which are found only in fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and tuna. The Emory researchers also found the ALA studies to be less reliable and of limited quality. (American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 96, pp. 1521-29)
Based on these successful fish oil health benefit studies, the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health recommend everyone should eat fatty fish at least two or three times a week or take fish oil supplements containing a combined total of one gram omega 3 DHA and EPA fatty acids. They also suggest that anyone at higher risk coronary heart disease might consider taking more.
