Omega-3’s Food for Thought
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2007-01-01-omega-3-usat_x.htm?csp=34
Omega 3’s are in the media spotlight again. This USA Today article features foods in 2007 that will be supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids including Tropicana OJ, eggs, butter substitutes, cereal, infant formula to aid in brain development, and even pet food lines. Apparently Fido needs fish oil too.
Omega 3 fatty acids are best known for their cardiovascular benefits. In more recent years the omega 3’s have also been shown to prevent depression and bipolar depressive episodes, and possibly improve cognitive development. The brain’s “user friendly” forms of omega 3’s are DHA and EPA. Fish oil is recommended over flax seed for brain benefits.
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