They’re all agreed: we need regular doses of omega-3 fatty acids for a healthy heart, but scientists disagree on just how much.
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France’s national institute of health has just recommended a daily intake of 200mg per day.
But now American scientists say we need more than double that.
What they’re really arguing about is the best dose to prevent heart disease in men. And they’re focusing on DMA and EPA, two essential fatty acids found in particularly high amounts in fish and, of course, supplied by fish oil supplements.
“This study shows that regularly consuming small amounts of DHA is likely to improve the health status of people, especially in regards to cardiovascular function,” said Michel Lagarde, for the French. A 200mg dose of DHA per day, he says, is enough to beneficially alter the biochemical markers used to predict cardiovascular problems, such as those related to aging, atherosclerosis, and diabetes
Dr Carl Lavie, MD, head of a New Orleans team agrees that more fish oil is a good thing. “We now have tremendous and compelling evidence from very large studies, some dating back 20 and 30 years, that demonstrate the protective benefits of omega-3 fish oil in multiple aspects of preventive cardiology”, he says.
But according to their research, the ideal dose is at least 5OOmg of EPA and DHA a day to prevent problems, and 800-1,000mg a day when someone has heart disease.
