Lowering of Cholesterol
Daily Feeding Guidelines:
10-30 lbs 1/4 Tsp
30-60 lbs 1/2 Tsp
60-90 lbs 1 Tsp
90 lbs & up 1 1/2 Tsp
Ingredients: Wild Atlantic Salmon Oil,Vitamin E.
Nutritional Analysis: One tsp equals 4700 mg of Salmon Oil
Omega-3 1255 mg
DHA 423 mg
EPA 441 mg
DPA 172 mg
Vitamin E 1095 ppm
EPA min 8%
DHA min 12%
What exactly is Omega 3? Omega 3 is a polyunsaturated fat that is liquid at room temperature. Fat is an important and necessary part of any diet yet not all fats are the same. Some are bad; some are good. Saturated fats such as those found in meats are "bad" for health but unsaturated fats, such as those found in fish, are "good".Omega 3 fatty acid is one of the two types of "good" polyunsaturated fats (Omega 6 being the other). Salmon oil provides the Omega 3 fatty acids in the body-ready form of DHA and EPA (docosahexaenoic acid and eicosahexaenoic acid), needed by virtually all tissue cells on a second-to-second basis.
Essential to life and good health, Omega-3 fatty acids protect against disease and can treat illness. They are considered essential fatty acids (EFAs) because they cannot be manufactured by the body. This means that omega-3 must be obtained from the diet. It is important to maintain an appropriate balance between Omega- 3 and Omega- 6 in the diet as these two polyunsaturated fats work together to promote health. Basically, the Omega-3s have anti-inflammatory benefits and help prevent heart disease, whereas Omega-6s lower blood cholesterol and support the skin. The ideal balance between Omega 6 (high proportions in vegetable oils) and Omega 3 (primarily found in fish oils) is approximately 5:1 and may even be ideal at a 1:1 ratio. However, due to high consumption of saturated fats via the modern diet, this ratio is often between 10:1 or even as high as 30:1. Because of EFAs wide-ranging roles, virtually every area of the body is susceptible to problems if the balance of the two polyunsaturates is not correct. This is said to be a major reason for the over representation of health problems such as circulation problems in the cardiovascular system, arthritis, psoriasis, etc. Even certain types of cancer may be explained by this imbalance. Therefore, it becomes important to add additional Omega 3 fatty acids to the diet. Plant oils also provide EFAs but require an intermediary breakdown step in order to become available for metabolism. Losses of available plant EFAs due to this intermediary break down step have been reported to be as great as 80%. Pets that may not be able to convert the plant EFAs into DHA and EPA may not be getting the EFAs they need. This is why feeding a high quality fish oil with "body-ready" EFAs such as salmon oil can make a major difference in your pets health.
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