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The following
powder form of Omega 3 fatty acids are available for wholesale and
bulk sale.
Omega 3 fatty acid powder:
EPA/DHA Actual min% guaranteed
- 30% powder of 50/10 or
15/3
- 30% powder of 36/24 or
11/7
Minimum order: 20kg.
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The Building Block of the Brain
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- Few people realize how important fats are to a healthy brain. In fact, our brains are primarily fat, 60% by dry weight! And DHA, the most plentiful fatty acid in the brain, is crucial to brain health, from infancy to old age.
- DHA is shorthand for docosahexaenoic acid. This omega-3 long chain fatty acid is
an essential fatty acid (one of the omega-3 fatty acids) that serves as the primary building block in the gray matter of the brain and retina of the eye.
. The brain is 60% fat, and DHA is the most abundant fatty acid in the brain, comprising 25-35%. DHA is found in even greater concentrations - 50-60% - in the retina. DHA is critical for infant development. Compelling research links DHA to the rapid cerebral and eye development that occurs during pregnancy and in the first few months after birth.
DHA passes through the placenta to the fetus during pregnancy, and to the nursing baby through breast milk. Optimal levels of DHA in the bloodstream of pregnant women and the breast milk of nursing mothers are crucial to babies. In fact, DHA's presence in breast milk may explain why breast-fed babies have demonstrable IQ advantages over babies fed formula without DHA. An emerging body of research led an expert committee of the World Health Organization to recommend that DHA be included in infant formulas at levels comparable to those of mothers' milk. Yet DHA levels in the breast milk of American women rank among the lowest in the world, and DHA is still not available in U.S. infant formulas.
Supporting a Healthy Nervous System
DHA's benefits are not limited to infant development. Supplementation may be helpful to anyone with a low DHA intake, especially for supporting a healthy nervous system. DHA has been associated with optimal memory function, visual acuity, and maintaining a positive mental state. DHA is an integral component of all membranes with electrical activity. The cells in our brain, retina and other parts of the nervous system have a complex network of connecting arms that transport electrical messages throughout the body. DHA's presence in nerve cell membranes is critical because this is messages are transmitted. It is at the membrane that nerve cells perform their unique function of generating the electrical impulses that are the basis of all communication in the nervous system. Without the necessary fatty acids, this communication system can break down or become less effective. DHA supplementation may be especially important as we grow older. The body's ability to synthesize DHA, which is very limited in all human beings, may decline even further with age. Research suggests that aging interferes with the activity if delta-6-desaturase, the enzyme involved in the conversion of omega-3 fatty acids into DNA. Elderly people with inadequate or DHA-deficient diets may benefit from a supplementary source of DHA.
Insufficient in Today's Diet
Because human beings cannot synthesize DHA, most of it is obtained from our diets.
Omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained either from the diet -- cold-water fish are the best source
such as sardines, salmon, or tuna.-- or from supplements.
Human must eat several times a week to provide enough DHA for optimal brain function.
Seaweeds (such as hijiki, nori, and kombu) are a good source of
DHA as well. A patent was recently issued for an algae-based
fed chicken that is rich in DHA and the chicken
already sold on the market in Europe
- North Americans have some of the lowest brain DHA levels of any population on earth, due, some scientists believe, to the fact that Americans generally eat less seafood than people in other cultures. The DHA level of breast milk in Japanese women is estimated to be about three times that of American women.
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Crawford, M.A. et al. (1993). Nutr and Health: 9. 81-97.
FAO/WHO Expert Committee (1994). Fats and Oils in Human Nutrition. Food and Nutrition Paper No. 57. FAO: Rome. 49-55.
Hibbeln, Joseph R. & Salem, Norman Jr. Am J Clin Nutr: 62. 1-9.
Horrobin, David F., ed. (1982). Clinnical Uses of Essential Fatty Acids. Eden Press. 3-36.
Makrides, M. et al. (1996). Eur J Clin Nutr:50. 352-7.
Sanders, T.A.B. & Reddy, Sheela (1992). J Pediatr: 120. S71-7.
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Fish
& Omega-3 Fatty Acid Consumption and Cardiac
Health
By:
Robert
A. Wascher, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Jewish
World Review
Two new
studies add further evidence that the consumption of
fish, or fish oil supplements, can improve the
health of your heart. In the Journal of the American
Medical Association this week, the dietary habits of
nearly 85,000 women enrolled in the long-term
Nurses’ Health Study were evaluated and compared
with the incidence of coronary heart disease in that
group. Over the course of 14 years, the study’s
participants were periodically surveyed and examined
for interval changes in their health (none of the
volunteers had known heart disease upon entering the
study). The respondents were then categorized
according to the amount of fish or omega-3 fatty
acid supplements in their diet. In the group that
consumed fish 5 or more times per week, the
likelihood of developing heart disease was 34% less
than those who rarely ate fish. Eating fish 2 to 4
times per week reduced the risk of heart disease by
31%, and even eating fish 1 to 3 times per month
reduced the risk of heart disease by 29%. Among
women taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids (the
substance in fish that is thought to protect the
heart), those taking the highest amounts had a 33%
reduction in heart disease risk, while those taking
lesser amounts still experienced a significant
benefit. In those volunteers eating fish 5 or more
times per week or taking the highest amounts of
omega-3 fatty acids, the risk of dying from coronary
heart disease was reduced by a very substantial 45%.
This study is particularly important, as previous
studies involving fish and omega-3 fatty acid
consumption and their effects on heart disease have
all confined their assessments to men. While
retrospective dietary surveys can suffer from lack
of reliability, the power of this study is very high
due to the large number of study participants and
the carefully controlled conditions of the study.
A related
study, the Physicians’ Health Study, has been
following more than 22,000 physician volunteers over
the past 17 years. In this week’s New England
Journal of Medicine is a report on the impact of
omega-3 fatty acid supplements on the risk of sudden
cardiac death in this study group, all of whom were
without known heart disease. The study’s authors
tested the blood of 94 male study volunteers who
experienced an episode of sudden cardiac death (but
in whom there was no prior history of heart disease)
and 184 matched control study participants who did
not experience any cardiac events. Among the men
with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in
the blood, there was a 72% reduction in the risk of
experiencing sudden cardiac death when compared to
the men with the lowest levels of these substances
in their blood. The reasons for the protective
effects of omega-3 fatty acids are unclear at this
time, although there is some evidence that these
nutrients can suppress the abnormal electrical
rhythms in the heart that can lead to sudden cardiac
death. Omega-3 fatty acids are also thought to
reduce the levels of the “bad cholesterol” (LDL)
in the blood, which is thought to be the primary
basis of their coronary heart disease protective
effect.
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- Importantly,
both of these studies involved volunteers who
initially had no evidence of active coronary heart
disease, and encompassed many years of careful
follow-up. These two factors make their results
especially compelling. However, large doses of
omega-3 fatty acids can adversely affect the
body’s clotting system, and may increase the risk
of bleeding in patients with underlying clotting
abnormalities, or in those patients taking certain
medications such as anti-inflammatory medications
(e.g., aspirin, Motrin, Naprosyn, Indocin, Vioxx,
Celebrex, etc.) or blood thinners (e.g., Coumadin,
Lovenox, etc.). At the same time, concerns about the
widespread contamination of commercially harvested
fish with mercury and other potentially harmful
substances may be a compelling reason to consider
omega-3 fatty acid supplements. As always, one
should first discuss changes in diet and dietary
supplements with one’s physician.
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