Omega 3 - Beyond Heart Health
When researchers first discovered that people who had high dietary intakes of fats known as omega-3's did not get heart disease, they were shocked.
Up to then a high fat diet was bad for you... period.
That was the dawning of the understanding that when it comes to nutrition and health there are good fats and bad fats.
Along with that came the realisation that we eat far too much of the bad and not nearly enough of the good.
As researchers began to look into what made Omega-3 fats so cardio-protective, new nutrient names began to emerge.
First was eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA.
Then came docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Both of these nutrients became synonymous with heart health and a new market was born as consumers got the message and felt the benefits of Omega-3 supplementation.
For decades after, EPA and DHA were regarded as the primary bioactive omega-3 fatty acids.
As new evidence emerged showing benefits beyond heart and health it was initially just considered another aspect of EPA and DHA.
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