Fish oil is mainly composed of two components, one is DHA and the other is EPA. The scientific name of DHA is docosahexaenoic acid, commonly known as brain gold, which is a very important polyunsaturated fatty acid for human body and an important member of Omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid family.
EPA, whose scientific name is eicosapentaenoic acid, also belongs to ω-3 series of polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is an important nutrient that cannot be synthesized by human body itself, so it is called essential fatty acid for human body.
Fish oil can lower our low-density lipoprotein and increase our high-density lipoprotein. Everyone calls low-density lipoprotein bad cholesterol, while everyone calls high-density lipoprotein good cholesterol.
Therefore, fish oil helps to increase the amount of good cholesterol and reduce the amount of bad cholesterol, which is of great benefit especially when we treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It can help us clean up excess fat in the blood. In addition, DHA contained in fish oil can help us to enhance our memory.
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Matters needing attention in fish oil weight loss
People who want to lose weight generally recommend taking1.5 ~ 2g of fish oil every day, but don't supplement excessive fish oil in order to lose weight.
Supplementing too much fish oil may also do harm to the body. For example, people who take anticoagulant drugs, hypolipidemic drugs or suffer from hemophilia are not suitable for supplementing fish oil as a health food. Fish oil will greatly reduce the coagulation ability of blood, and there may be a risk of massive bleeding when injured.
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