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The effect of different intake of omega 3 unsaturated fatty acids on the human body
DRDA, Josef
The topic of my bachelor thesis is "Effects of different intakes of omega 3 unsaturated fatty acids on the human organism." Omega 3s are fatty acids (FA), which are carboxylic acids that have 4 - 26 carbons with different spatial arrangements. The plants sources of omega 3 FAs includes oils, especially hemp, flax or soy, but they can be also found in avocados. They occur here as alpha- linoleic (ALA) acid. In animal sources occur as eicosapentoenoic (EPA) and dokosahexoenoic acids (DHA), which can be found in marine and freshwater fish and shellfish. Seaweed is an exception, which contains large amount of EPA a DHA. In recent years, there has been considerable research into their positive effects on human health, most commonly on cardiovascular and neurological systems. The aim of this work is to determine the intake of omega 3 FAs from the normal diet, whether the intake of omega 3 FAs from the normal diet is sufficient and what effect omega 3 FAs supplementation may have on health. Data collection was carried out using a quantitative research method. The respondents are users of the supplement BalanceOil. First we sought to determine the daily intake of omega 6 FAs : omega 3 FAs from the diet and the effect of supplementation. In total, 23 blood tests and 41 questionnaire responses were obtained, 18 of which included average daily diet. By analyzing the data we found on average people from a normal dietary intake of 251 mg of EPA and DHA. This amount corresponds to the minimum recommended intake of EPA and DHA according to the World health organisation. However, the resulting ratio of omega 6 FAs to omega 3 FAs is unsatisfactory, namely 29 : 1. Using analysis of blood tests were found that prior to supplementation with BalanceOil omega 3 FAs was 22 : 1, after supplementation it was 4,44 : 1. This reduction has significant impact on the health status of users, most commonly on cardiovascular diseases.
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