Take care of your heart with omega-3 from Romega!

We all know that a healthy diet combined with physical activity is important for good health. However, it is not always easy to put into practice all the various health tips, recommendations and dietary advice that abound around us on a daily basis. However, there are some tips that you should pick up along the way.

Here's a little reminder from us to take care of your heart. One of the easiest ways to do that is by ensuring a daily intake of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, and we're going to learn a little about them now.

Eat omega-3 for the heart

As part of a healthy lifestyle, a daily intake of the marine omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA can help the heart maintain its normal function.* You can get these fatty acids from fatty fish, among other things, and this is one of the reasons why the Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that all adults eat fish for dinner 2-3 times a week ¹ . An omega-3 dietary supplement can be an important supplement for those of you who do not eat enough fish. 

A dietary supplement for heart health

Almost all types of omega-3 are healthy for you, but some types of omega-3 supplements are more easily absorbed than others, and now you're going to learn a little about what's so special about Romega.

The omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA are structural components of cells – including the heart. Romega is an extract from herring roe, which contains omega-3 of the same type of fat found in the cell membrane of your heart. This type of fat is called phospholipids.

What's special about EPA and DHA phospholipids

The fact that Romega contains EPA and DHA bound in phospholipids affects how easily the body is able to absorb the fatty acids. There are studies that indicate that omega-3 fatty acids from phospholipids are absorbed faster in the body than the corresponding traditional fatty acids (triglycerides) ² . Phospholipid bound omega-3 in Romega is therefore a good and easily absorbable source of EPA and DHA to maintain heart health.

A daily intake of 250 mg of DHA and EPA contributes to maintaining normal heart function. Two capsules of Romega contain 1000 mg of fish oil with phospholipids, of which 320 mg is DHA and 100 mg is EPA. So you don't need more than two capsules a day to achieve a beneficial effect.

Therefore, you should take care of your heart.

The heart is a muscle that works constantly throughout life. The heart's job is to transport blood to all the body's organs so that they get the nutrition they need to perform their tasks. The heart does this by pumping oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood around the body. To do this important job, the average heart beats around 100,000 times during the course of a day. It goes without saying that a normally functioning heart is important for good health.

We know that some health tips require more effort than others. In that case, it may be good to remember that a little is better than nothing. Two capsules of Romega with breakfast are a simple and low-demand investment in heart health.

*) Beneficial effect is achieved with a daily intake of 250 mg of EPA and DHA.

1. Norwegian Directorate of Health. Recommendations on diet, nutrition and physical activity. Report IS-2170.
2. Cook et al. (2016). Bioavailability of Long Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Phospholipid-Rich Herring Roe Oil in Men and Women with Mildly Elevated Triacylglycerols. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids