Supplements & functional ingredients
No need to get lipid over fatty acids
Omega-3 has long been hailed as an essential part of cardiovascular health; benefi ting the organ and reducing the specifi c risk of heart disease. But while fatty acids have been recommended by physicians and other experts for decades, evidence for cardiovascular claims has been inconsistent. New studies, however, increasingly show the link between omega-3 and improved heart health, both when it comes to supplements and in food. Andrea Valentino speaks to Professor Philip Calder at the University of Southampton and Professor Simin Liu of Brown University to fi nd out more.
You’ll soon spot them, rows and rows of them, each promising everything from a happier sex life to more comfortable bowel movements. Yet, even in a world shaped by miracle cures – one where the UK market alone stands at £550m and global annual compound growth is set at nearly 9% – you may still notice one that stands out more than the rest.
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In a dozen different boxes, in a dozen different varieties – pills, capsules and oils – their ingredients
ead to any pharmacy, make your way past sandwiches and make-up and towards the aisle labelled ‘vitamins and supplements’.
veering from fish to vegetables and back again. Their list of supposed effects will be just as comprehensive, too, with each labelled bottle assuring punters that omega-3 can cure everything from lupus to eczema with the right help.
Since its initial discovery by Western scientists in the 1970s, omega-3 has been a stalwart of global healthcare. Once again, the statistics reveal there is more here. According to work by Data Bridge Market Research, for instance, the global industry for these fatty acids could reach $4.76bn by 2029. Certainly, they’re wildly popular already.
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