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Essential Fatty Acid Supplement
Fatty acids are necessary for all life forms. The major types of essential fatty acids are Omega-3 and Omega-6. Thin layers of fatty acids form the membranes that separate the inside of living cells from the outside. Powerful hormones are formed from essential fatty acids. They flow into multiple metabolic pathways where their constant supply is critical to normal human function. The essential nature of dietary fats and oils in maintaining health is widely appreciated by many health professionals although some make no distinction between good and bad fats. In fact, the perception is often that all fats are bad.This has resulted in the general attitude that all fats should be avoided. Many food manufacturers have modified fat content and labeled foods as ‘low fat.’ Individuals do not feel the effects of poor dietary fat intake on the short term because of the presence of many protective mechanisms that cause health threats from fatty acid deficiencies and imbalances to be insidious and unrecognized.
Modern diets of fast foods and packaged dinners tend to be rich in saturated fats and hydrogenated oils and are frequently lacking in the balance of essential fatty acids. Thus, many Americans have diets deficient in Omega-3 fatty acids. We know that not only the amount but also the type of dietary fat plays a major role in health maintenance. Dietary fats supply the major cellular energy source, influence the function of all biological membranes, determine the integrity of nerve tissue and serve to form powerful hormones. Deficiencies in essential fatty acids can lead to dry skin, impaired vision, learning disabilities, hypertension, gastrointestinal problems, susceptibility to infection, poor wound healing and immune dysfunction. There have been several studies of the use of essential fatty acid supplements for treating psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, ADHD, bi-polar disorder and autism. Studies found that increasing incidence of Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, correlated strongly with low levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
Modern diets of fast foods and packaged dinners tend to be rich in saturated fats and hydrogenated oils and are frequently lacking in the balance of essential fatty acids. Thus, many Americans have diets deficient in Omega-3 fatty acids. We know that not only the amount but also the type of dietary fat plays a major role in health maintenance. Dietary fats supply the major cellular energy source, influence the function of all biological membranes, determine the integrity of nerve tissue and serve to form powerful hormones. Deficiencies in essential fatty acids can lead to dry skin, impaired vision, learning disabilities, hypertension, gastrointestinal problems, susceptibility to infection, poor wound healing and immune dysfunction. There have been several studies of the use of essential fatty acid supplements for treating psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, ADHD, bi-polar disorder and autism. Studies found that increasing incidence of Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, correlated strongly with low levels of omega-3 fatty acids.