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(Health-NewsWire.Net, August 22, 2015 ) Calgary, AB -- Omega 3 fish oil pills have been found to increase muscle mass in older adults. The research study was completed by Centre for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Older adults ages 65 to 85 were given 3.36 g of EPA/DHA omega-3 per day, the omega-3 fatty acids were derived from omega 3 fish oil and administered at a daily amount equivalent to 200-400g of freshwater fatty fish, like lake trout.
The study found that the older adults who received omega-3 fatty acids per day experienced an increase in thigh muscle volume, handgrip strength, one repetition muscle strength and tended to increase average leg muscle power when compared with the control group who did not receive the Omega 3 fatty acids group.
Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD, an author of the study, said "The study indicates that dietary supplementation with marine n-3 PUFAs has significant anabolic and, even more importantly, function-enhancing effects on muscle in older adults."
These findings coincide with others that were completed with athletes as the research subjects. It has been noted in some studies, one published by Clinical Sciences, Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Augment the Muscle Protein Anabolic Response to Hyperaminoacidemia-Hyperinsulinemia in Healthy Young and Middle Aged Men and Women, that Omega 3 is anabolic, which means it helps build muscle.
These studies were accurate and caught the attention of the NCAA, which led them to ban the distribution by major colleges to scholarship athletes of omega-3s, because it leads to an unfair advantage over colleges who could not afford to give the same type of supplements to their athletes. That does not mean that athlete can't take Omega 3 supplements, they should because they need this essential nutrient like every healthy person, it means the colleges were no longer allowed to pay for the Omega 3 fish oil pills.
Omega 3 fatty acids are found in fish like sardines and mackerel, but most adults find it easier to get the Omega 3s they need through omega 3 supplements. The gel Omega 3 fish oil pills, when taken regularly, give an even dose of the fatty acids that work with the body in a natural way, allowing it to get all of the benefits offered. As we have seen in the two studies presented, Omega 3 fish oil pills will benefit both young and old.
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