Omega-3 is Polyunsaturated Fat, your body cannot make omega-3 from other fats you need to consume it in your diet.
Back in the days when cows and other livestock ate grass it was plentiful in the human diet, these days however most livestock is fed on grain and not a good source of omega-3 .
Deficiency of Omega-3
Omega-3 Deficiency can be hard to detect, symptoms of Omega-3 deficiency include dry itchy skin, brittle hair, fatigue, lack of physical energy and joint pain.
How Omega-3 helps fat loss
Studies have shown that fish oil supplements change the way your body metabolises fat and carbohydrates. In a 1997 study participants took 6 grams of fish oil supplements a day, these participants burned more fat and stored more carbohydrate.
Sources of Omega-3
Dietry sources of Omega-3 include fish such as salmon, mackerel and tuna, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, flaxseeds and flaxseed oil.
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