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When you control the inflammation in your body, you can effectively control the onset of
numerous diseases, including, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, depression, arthritis and obesity.
Muscle mass decreases over time, especially when we are not eating enough protein and not
engaging in exercise. The less muscle mass we have, the more weight we will gain. Lean muscle
mass is crucial to keeping body fat at bay.
A healthy body is one that has low levels of inflammation and higher levels of muscle mass. While
many attribute high levels of inflammation and loss of muscle mass to aging, the fact is that we
can keep our bodies young through proper nutrition and exercise. We get old from the inside out.
So it is important to keep inflammation down and exercise up.
Essential fatty acids are exactly that: essential. EFAs are mainly polyunsaturated fats. Humans
must ingest them because our bodies are unable to create them. Once broken down, EFAs
contribute to vital organ function. EFAs regulate body functions and are essential to cardiac cells.
Other functions impacted by EFAs are heart rate, blood pressure, clotting, fertility and conception,
and immune system functions.
You may have heard EFAs referred to as omega-3s, linolenic acid, or omega-6s. The American
Heart Association recommends a diet that has EFAs included at least two times weekly, and they
say that you should eat oily fish to get the benefits. Fish oil capsules are a great way to get your
essential fatty acid needs. To maximize the effectiveness of this diet, essential fatty acid intake is
imperative.
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are the two major forms of
omega-3 fats used by our body.
Research has shown that a person who keeps a diet high in omega-3s is at low risk of
cardiovascular diseases. Other research has also suggested that EFAs may reduce depression
and feelings of suicide. You may be wondering: how will this help my diet? Well, the key to this
fatty acid is that during the metabolism of these acids, energy is generated in the cells. During
your diet, your energy sources from protein and essential fatty acids will help your metabolism to
continue running and burning those extra carbohydrates (or stored fat) for fuel.
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