Benefits of Fish Oil: 7 Things You Must Know

Published: 12th June 2009
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Ever wondered how the ocean, the sea and the other bodies of water have constantly provided human race with abundance of good produce since time in memorial. Fishes have repeatedly proven their importance to us from the many uses they offer to mankind. From the high protein content of their meat with virtually no cholesterol, fishes have proven once more that they are truly one of God's finest creations through the seemingly endless benefits of fish oil that only you can get from them.

Definitely, you have heard about fish oils and Omega 3 Fatty acids; and always coupled with these words are the claims of wonders they promise to give. So to finally set things straight, what are the benefits of fish oil? What are the facts behind the almost ridiculous one-drug-for-all-diseases claims?

First of all, it is not a ridiculous claim. Fish oils are truly remarkable that it seem already fake but the truth is, the claims are actually scientifically proven statements and all have factual grounds to back them up.

1. Starting with the most well grounded benefits of fish oil, heart disease prevention and recovery are the most talked about advantages of Omega 3 Fatty acids. Basically, omega 3 lowers the level of low density lipoprotein (the bad cholesterol) and increases high density lipoprotein levels (the good cholesterol.) Of course, there are a lot more, but since the heart-friendly benefits of Omega 3 Fatty acids are so numerous, we'll be leaving up the more intensive review to a separate article or else there won't be enough space for the other fish oil benefits.

2. Fish oil tends to help diabetics as well. Since people with Diabetes have higher triglycerides and lower High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) levels, fish oil can play for the diabetics' advantage. It can both decrease triglycerides and increase HDL, aside from the benefit of making the blood less viscous (diabetics tend to have very viscous and dense blood due to its high sugar content.)

3. Moreover, benefits of fish oil may also help people with osteoporosis. Studies revealed that Omega 3 Fatty acids help improve Calcium level. It was also found out that fish oils plays a significant role in depositing Calcium in the bones, thereby improving overall bone strength.

4. Fish oil also helps people dealing with obesity to lose weight. In a recent study, overweight people who included Omega 3 Fatty acids in their diet and exercise lost more weight than those who just exercise without the fish oils.

5. The fish oil benefits are good news also to those who suffer from arthritis. With rheumatoid arthritis, researches show that Omega 3 Fatty acids supplements lessened the joint pains and morning stiffness. On the other hand, with Osteoarthritis, test tubes containing cartilages infected with the diseases showed reduce inflammation and cartilage destroying activities when Omega 3 Fatty acids were introduced.

6. Since Omega 3 Fatty acids from fish oils are potent anti-inflammatory agents, other benefits of fish oil may be geared towards inflammatory diseases. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (subcategorized as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) may find good use out of fish oils. A study showed that 69% of people with Crohn's disease experience no symptoms while taking fish oil and Omega 3 Fatty acids. These makes fish oil a very promising, not to be ridiculed, supplement!

7. The intake of Omega 3 fatty acid also helps in controlling allergies. This is especially true when a woman is pregnant as it helps in protecting the baby from developing any sort of allergies.

Now that you are armed with this information, try to understand the omega 3 products of various vendors, their benefits and any shortcomings. Try to gauge whether the claims are just hype or is there any truth in it. This will help you to take timely action to ensure that the health protection required for you and your family is not unduly delayed.


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