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Omega 3 fish oil, can it really aid weight loss?

As we all know, losing weight can be a bit troublesome, whether it’s loosing that few pounds you gained over the festive season, or it’s post baby weight that just won’t seem to shift.

Well, did you know that by simply taking a daily dosage of fish oil, you could increase the rate you lose weight?

Too some extent they are right, in that it is always a good idea to at least limit your intake of unhealthy foods, especially when actively trying to lose weight. However, they, and you, must remember to that to eliminate excess body fat, you need to make sure you are eating enough of the right fats. Some fats play an essential part in helping you lose weight and in maintaining a healthy, well- balanced diet.

Many people, when starting a diet, think that cutting out foods that are considered unhealthy such as refined carbohydrates, high calorie foods and fats will make them lose weight fast.

It has now been scientifically proven that a daily dose of omega 3 helps you lose weight. At the University of South Australia, studies say that taking omega 3 supplements and combining that with moderate aerobic exercise boosts weight loss.

Over a 12-week period, the researchers there gave one group of over-weight adult’s daily doses of an omega 3 supplement and asked them to participate in supervised moderate aerobic exercise three times a week. They compared the results of the first group with that of a second group who were not given the supplement and exercise three times a week.

Group number one, who had been on the omega-3 fish oil lost significantly more weight, particularly around the abdominal region, than the people who had not been given the fish oil and exercise.

They concluded then, that omega 3 fatty acids in the fish oil activates the enzymes responsible for burning fat, and combined with exercise and increased oxygen intake, they increase the metabolic rate, which has an effect of burning more fat and losing weight.