{"id":1213,"date":"2019-09-04T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2019-09-04T08:42:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T12:42:42","slug":"why-increase-your-omega-3-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/blog-post\/why-increase-your-omega-3-intake\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Increase Your Omega 3 Intake?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I keep hearing about good fats and why I should be taking them. If I took good fats wouldn\u2019t I just become fatter and what are the true benefits? Also, what are Omega 3 fats?<\/p>\n

Grant N.<\/p>\n

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Hey Grant, that\u2019s a great question and one that I hear regularly. First let\u2019s get an understanding of fats. Fatty acids can be broken down into two main categories- Saturated and Unsaturated. These two can be broken down into sub-categories as well, such as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Fatty acids are made up of the number of carbon atoms and hydrogen molecules they can hold. All fats have a combination of these with one being predominant.<\/p>\n

Fat is necessary for good health. Deficiencies of the so called \u201cGood Fats\u201d can cause health consequences. Good Fats can be described as Omega 6 or Omega 3. Omega 6 fats are highly consumed in our diet relative to Omega 3. The ratio is up to 20:1 whereas it should be more of a 1:1 ratio. Here at SST, we like to put our athletes on higher dosages of Omega 3 fats. There are 3 types of Omega 3- ALA (found in flaxseed oil, hemp seed oil and walnuts) Docosahaexaenoic (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) which are found in fish and fish oils. ALA is essential but does not convert well so I like to recommend fish oils to our athletes. Our brains are made up of 60% fat. DHA is one of the most important fats for the brain and it is sometimes called \u201cbrain food\u201d. All omega 3 fats also help with the anti-inflammatory process of the body as well. As well, a higher intake of Omega 3 leads to fat loss. This is usually the first supplement I add to our athletes\u2019 diets when they come into the SST Centre.<\/p>\n

Fish Oil can have benefits for the body with the following medical problems:<\/p>\n

Cancer<\/p>\n

Arthritis<\/p>\n

Stroke<\/p>\n

Colitis<\/p>\n

Chronic fatigue syndrome<\/p>\n

As mentioned I prefer a high dose of fish oils for my athletes depending upon their body fat levels \u2013 from 9-15 grams per day! I like to use reputable companies that use higher grade fish oil such as Metagenics, Genestra, Organika, Life Extension and my good friend Charles Poliquin\u2019s in-house brand. I instruct my athletes to take their fish oils with every meal. A good trick to help avoid burping up fish a taste is to keep them in your freezer.<\/p>\n

Grant I hope this helps you understand Omega 3 oils a bit better!<\/p>\n

Good luck with your training and nutrition! If you want more info regarding all Women\u2019s Fit and Lean Program or Men\u2019s Maxfit please contact your community SST<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I keep hearing about good fats and why I should be taking them. If I took good fats wouldn\u2019t I just become fatter and what are the true benefits? Also, what are Omega 3 fats? Grant N. \u00a0 Hey Grant, that\u2019s a great question and one that I hear regularly. First let\u2019s get an understanding … Continue reading “Why Increase Your Omega 3 Intake?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"","tve_custom_css":"","tve_user_custom_css":"","tve_globals":{},"tcb2_ready":1,"tcb_editor_enabled":0,"tve_landing_page":"","_tve_header":"","_tve_footer":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-1213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-post","tag-fat-loss-fat-weight-lossbuttsand-guts-fit-and-lean-maxfit44-female-training-strength-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1213"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4530,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213\/revisions\/4530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sst.training\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}