Major Importance of Omega 3

Omega 3 is a fatty acid and can be of major importance to someone’s health. You might be wondering what is so great about omega 3. Well, for one humans cannot create this substance so we have to go out and consume it. Doesn’t sound so hard right? However the foods with a lot of omega 3 are salmon, brussel sprouts, soybeans, walnuts, cauliflower and dried ground cloves. Can you name something that all of these foods have in common? Yea that’s right, nobody buys them. How many people just love to eat brussel sprouts and cauliflower?

Due to this many people are deficient in omega 3. This reason this is so bad is because omega 3 is used in many things. For example say there was a huge shortage of plastic in the world. Imagine what kind of problems that would cause. The same thing happens with omega 3. One way this substance is used is to create cell membranes. Did you know that your entire body is made of cells? When you have healthy cells you will become healthier. The cell membrane is very important for the cell because it regulates what comes in it and what goes out. It’s sort of like the skin on people. If this cell membrane was weak due to someone not getting enough omega 3 than it might be easier for viruses, or harmful substances to hurt the cell.

Omega 3 is also used in neurons in the brain. In fact around 60% of the brain is fat. The brainiest scientists don’t fully understand how the brain fully works but they do know that all these neurons send signals back and forth. The better the connection with these signals the better someone use the brain to mesmerize facts, remember faces, think critically and solve puzzles. Omega 3 is used as sort of a protection around these neurons. Without omega 3 or if someone doesn’t get enough of this nutrient than maybe some of these neurons could get damaged and this could result in damaged brain function such as Alzheimer’s.

These are just two ways that omega 3 can be used and there are tons of others. I think it’s safe to say that omega 3 is of major importance to people when it comes to health. The big question now is what are you going to do about it? I recommend looking at fish oil as a great idea on how someone can get omega 3. This is because it’s easy to take, it doesn’t taste horrible, it’s less expensive and doesn’t have the risk of poisons like some salmon does.

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