For every age group – there’s evidence shown health benefits with Omega 3 through the life cycle from before birth to old age.
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For infants, prenatal health and pregnancy |
For Children and Teens |
For Adults and Elderly |
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Mothers during pregnancy had better eye-hand coordination |
Early omega-3 fat supplementation, during the key period when your child’s brain is still developing, may translate directly into greater intelligence in the pre-school and school-aged years |
Improved learning and memory function in age related cognitive decline and is beneficial in supporting cognitive health with aging |
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Fetus with better brain and eye development |
Dietary supplementation with long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, including DHA, may have benefits for child behavior and learning, including reading and spelling |
Help to reduce bone loss of postmenopausal women |
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Overall greater gestation duration, and their infants would have greater weight |
Help to decrease the risk of attention-deficit vision. |
Help to maintain macular health |
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Prenatal supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may help to reduce the risk of preterm and low birth weight babies
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Adolescents who regularly consumed fish rich in omega-3 LCPUFA had significantly better academic performance than their non- or less fish consuming counterparts and demonstrated better cognitive performance
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Beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid on cognition in age-related cognitive decline
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Am J Clin Nutr August 2013 ajcn.040766
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Long-term effects of LCPUFA supplementation on childhood cognitive outcomes
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Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(6):826-833. doi:10.1001/archopht.126.6.826.
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Dietary ω-3 Fatty Acid and Fish Intake in the Primary Prevention of Age-Related Macular DegenerationFREE
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Elaine W-T. Chong, MBBS; Andreas J. Kreis, MD; Tien Y. Wong, MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO; Julie A. Simpson, PhD; Robyn H. Guymer, MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO
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Hill AM, Buckley JD, Murphy KJ, Howe PR. Combining fish-oil supplements with regular aerobic exercise improves body composition and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;85(5):1267-74
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J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Mar;28(3):505-15. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1772.
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The association of red blood cell n-3 and n-6 fatty acids with bone mineral density and hip fracture risk in the women's health initiative.
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J.L. Kim, A. Winkvist, M.A. Aberg et al., Fish consumption and school grades in Swedish adolescents: a study of the large general population, Acta Paediatr 99 (2010) 72-77.
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M.A. Aberg, N. Aberg, J. Brisman, R. Sundberg, A. Winkvist, K. Toren, Fish intake of Swedish male adolescents is a predictor of cognitive performance, Acta Paediatr 98 (2009) 555-560.
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Schuchardt, J., Huss, M., Stauss-Brabro, M & Hahn, A. Effects of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) for the Development and Behavior of Children. Eur J Pediatr 169, 19-164 (2010).
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