Omega-3s

Omega 3s are unsaturated fatty acids found in some leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils, nuts, and fish and fish oil. Omega 3s have many benefits including heart health, anticoagulant properties, and they may have a positive effect on cognition, cancer, immunity and arthritis. The most common omega-3 fatty acids found in the diet include long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (lcPUFA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA), which are found mainly in oily cold-water fish, such as tuna, salmon, trout, herring, sardines, bass, swordfish, and mackerel, and alpha linolenic acid (ALA), found primarily in vegetable oils, flaxseed and nuts.