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• Research shows Omega-3 deficiency causes 96,000 U.S. deaths each year. 

 
A study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Association of Schools of Public Health looked at 12 dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors. The Harvard researchers determined that there were 72,000-96,000 preventable deaths each year due to omega-3 deficiency. They also found that trans fat intake contribute to 63,000-97,000 each year.

Tobacco smoking was ranked as the highest risk factor, followed by high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity and high salt intake. Other risk factors below omega-3 risks were high blood glucose, high LDL cholesterol, low fruits and vegetables intake and alcohol use.

Natural Care Solution
Our diet plays a very important part on our health and longevity. Omega-3, vegetable and fruit consumption falls short of levels that prevent chronic diseases. U.S. government agencies appear to be studying omega-3s to establish a Dietary Reference Intake (DRI).

Omega-3s decrease the risk of many conditions including cardiovascular disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.

Reference Source: Goodarz Danaei, Eric L Ding, Dariush Mozaffarian, Ben Taylor, Jurgen Rehm, Christopher J L Murray, Majid Ezzati, The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors, Public Library of Science Medicine Journal, Vol. 6, April, 2009

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