Fat Loss is easy. For some people. For the rest of us, losing weight is a never ending job. So, why is it so easy for some and so hard for others? Genetic differences between people can lead to some significant differences in metabolism and can influence weight loss. Finding out how your body metabolizes calories and how you can influence fat loss with supplements is one of the keys to getting control over your weight.
Diet and regular exercise are widely accepted as the keys to controlling weight. Daily exercise and eating a balanced diet of the right kinds of foods is the right way to bring your body into the mode of burning stored fat instead of saving fat for a later that may never come. The more we learn about metabolism the more evidence there is that supplementing your diet with omega-3 fatty acids can be of significant help in accelerating how fast your body goes into fat burning mode.
Medical researchers are learning that omega-3 fatty acid supplements have a wide range of benefits including cardiovascular health, fighting depression, schizophrenia and even bipolar disorder. Because of the high levels of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA/DHA) found in oily cold water fish, most omega-3 supplements are made from tuna, sardines, salmon, mackerel and herring.
In 2007 the Nutritional Physiology Research Centre at the University of South Australia performed a study on a group of overweight volunteers. Because of obesity and poor diet, the members of this group were also suffering from health problems including high blood pressure and dangerously high levels of cholesterol. They were divided up into groups and given different courses of treatment to study which ones were best at aiding fat loss. One group was given fish oil supplements while one group was given fish oil supplements and also participated in daily exercise. A third group was given sunflower oil as an experimental control group.
After twelve weeks, both of the groups taking fish oil supplements lost weight and showed improvements in their cardiovascular health. However, the group taking fish oil supplements and also participating in daily exercise lost proportionately more weight than the group taking fish oil supplements alone. The evidence proved that taking fish oil supplements alone will lead to fat loss but fish oil supplements and regular exercise are even more effective at reducing body fat and improving heart health.
The conclusion these medical researchers reached is this. If you’re trying to lose fat, keep on exercising and for an added fat-burning boost, take regular doses of omega-3 fish oil supplements.
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