Fish oil benefits start with their
fat burning abilities.
The fish oil benefits of their omega-3 fatty acids is something anyone trying to lose weight should know.So here is the short version of an article I just read. In a recent study, two groups were given the exact meals everyday. Except one group was given 6 grams of fat in the form of butter, sunflower, olive oil or peanut oil, while the other group was given 6 grams of omega 3 fish oil. After 3 weeks the fish oil benefits were evident. The group on omega 3 fish oil lost 2 pounds of fat. While the group without omega 3 fish oil only lost 0.7 pounds. The reason for the effectiveness of the fish oil was it’s powerful effect on fat metabolism. This was due to the insulin levels being 50% lower in the fish oil group. Insulin is the hormone that reduces the use of fat for fuel, and promotes fat storage when there is an excess of calories. In a nut shell, this means daily use of fish oil drops your insulin level and allows more fat to be burned than stored. Kinda makes you want to start having fish for breakfast. But there are lots more fish oil benefits besides weight loss. It’s also know for helping to prevent heart disease (eating one to two servings of fish a week could reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack by a third or more). It’s used to reduce your risk to cancer, treat psoriasis and arthritis, and relieve the agony of migraine headaches. Omega-3 fatty acids are also believed to improve the learning ability in children, decrease triglycerides, lower blood pressure, reduce blood clotting, enhance immune function and improve arthritis symptoms. The Fish oil benefits of supplements are great, but try
and get the real thing on a weekly basis. For adults, at least two servings of omega-3-rich fish a week are recommended. A serving size is 3 ounces (85 grams), or if you don’t have a scale, about the size of a deck of cards. But, women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant and children under age 12 should limit the amount of fish they eat because they're most susceptible to the potential effects of toxins in fish. Toxins in fish are an issue (we have ourselves to blame for that) but the risk of getting too much mercury or other contaminants from fish is generally outweighed by the health benefits that omega-3 fatty acids have. Just to be on the safe side, here are some precautions you can take to reduce the odds of eating contaminated fish: * Choose open-ocean fish and farmed fish over freshwater; they are less likely to harbor toxins. * Eat smaller, young fish. The older the fish the better the chance it’s been swimming in polluted water and has accumulated chemicals in it’s fatty tissues. * If you fish, check with your own state's advisories about which waters are unsafe for fishing. My last word on fish oil benefits; the Japanese eat lots of fish and have lower rates of obesity and, longer life spans than either Americans or Europeans.
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