Nutrition Gap Between Typical American Diet and Recommended Intake of Omega-3
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American Heart Association Summary of Recommendations for Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake
Population
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AHA Recommendation
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| Patients without documented CHD |
Eat a variety of oily fish at least two to three times a week. Fish must be baked or broiled, not fried. Fish oil supplement recommended. |
| Patients with documented CHD |
Consume 1 g of EPA + DHA per day, from oily fish or supplements. Fish oil EPA + DHA supplements should be considered in consultation with the physician |
| Patients needing triglyceride lowering |
Two to four grams of EPA + DHA per day from supplements under a physician’s care. |
Other Organizations’ Recommendations
Recommending Body
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Recommendation
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American Heart Association |
Eat fatty fish twice weekly; of if you are a heart patient, take Omega-3 EPA + DHA daily: CHD or CVD patients should get 1 g; patients who need to lower triglycerides should get 2 to 4 g. |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Take daily Omega-3 (EPA/DHA); up to 3 g, up to 2 g from supplements. |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Eat fish-sourced Omega-3 |
National Institutes of Health |
EPA + DHA should equal 650 mg per day, with DHA to be at least 220 mg/day and EPA to be at least 220 mg per day. |
International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids |
500 mg per day EPA/DHA for adults |
Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Aliments |
Men should take 2 g EPA and 120 mg DHA per day, while women should take 1.6 g EPA and 100 mg DHA per day. |
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“There have been 16 international organizations that have made recommendations (for a daily intake of Omega-3 EPA and DHA) based on scientific evidence in the last 20 years. Their average recommendation is 560mg.”
Dr. Alex Richardson, a leading omega-3 researcher at the University of Oxford, UK.
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