If you are trying to eat healthy in the new year, you may be considering a dietary switch to omega 3 enriched foods. After all, the potential benefits are staggering:

* Fewer headaches
* Improved mental health
* Defense against memory loss, senile dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
* Alleviation or elimination of chronic arthritis symptoms
* Dramatically improved cardiovascular health and resilience

The list goes on and on.

However, just buying everything labeled omega 3 will not necessarily help your health. Many items that have always contained minimal amounts of omega 3 are now being touted as omega 3 enriched in order to take advantage of the current hype over this essential nutrient.

It’s much similar to the trend in the 1980s that led manufacturers to label hard candies fat free in order to attract low fat dieters. The candies had always been fat free, and the main dietary problem with them was their high sugar content. The manufacturers did not actually change anything except the label with the new promotion.

As a result, in order to really get results from an omega 3 enriched foods diet regimen, you must be careful what you buy. Here are some things to look for in omega 3 enriched foods that will help you determine just how helpful they will actually be:

* Look at the serving sizes.

Studies indicate that in most cases to get significant omega 3 from omega 3 enriched breads and eggs, you would need to eat 16 slices of enriched bread and 5 enriched eggs every day. And this would still leave you short of your overall omega 3 requirement.

* Check the actual omega 3 content.

Many enriched foods are actually just normal foods that already have omega 3 fatty acids in them. Even if they have been artificially elevated in omega 3, the contents are frequently still nominal.

If you are really serious about getting enough omega 3 oils in your diet, the best way to get it reliably and every single day is to simply take a daily fish oil supplement. A good supplement will only contain beneficial forms of omega 3 and will have eliminated the forms of the fatty acid that cause you to burp or feel nauseous.

In addition, a sound supplement will be guaranteed toxin-free, something that you cannot get with most tuna and other fish that are recommended in omega enriched diets. For more information on a daily supplement that will keep you in omega 3 spades without forcing you to literally octuple your daily sandwich intake, visit www.omega-3.us.

 

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