{"id":75,"date":"2015-10-26T11:14:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krillan.eu.uvirt45.active24.cz\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2016-06-24T08:26:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T08:26:52","slug":"omega-3-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/krillan.eu\/en\/advantage\/omega-3-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Omega 3 Index"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Optimizing The Omega-3 Index with Krill Oil<\/span><\/h2>
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The Omega-3 Index offers a window into a person\u2019s general state of health. It is a\u00a0reliable diagnostic tool that presents the combined EPA and DHA concentration as a percentage of total fatty acids in \u00a0blood.\u00a0By recording the percentage concentration of omega-3s in red blood cells, the Omega-3 Index provides a useful indication of a person\u2019s long-term intake of these fatty acids.<\/p>\n

Because the Omega-3 Index reflects the incorporation of omega-3s in cell membranes, which provide numerous health benefits, the Omega-3 Index is suggested to correlate with both the health of the body and its omega-3 status. In other words, an improvement of the ratio of EPA and DHA to other fatty acids in the cell membrane is a strong indicator of a person\u2019 state of health.<\/p>\n

The graph shows that the participants in study started out with an average omega-3 index of 2.0, a relatively low value. After 8 weeks with daily intake of 2g Krill Oil, the index increased to 4.5, or up to 125 %.<\/p>\n

Krillan\u2122\u00a0has been shown to increase the Omega-3 Index faster and more efficiently compared to other marine and algal sources.<\/p>\n

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Anatomy of the Omega-3 index<\/span><\/h2>
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Definition of the Omega-3 Index<\/span><\/p>\n

The Omega-3 Index that has been proposed as a novel biomarker for cardiovascular risk is defined as the percentage of EPA and DHA in red blood cell (RBC) fatty acids. The increased levels of the Omega-3 Index after supplementation have been shown to directly correlate with EPA and DHA levels in human cardiac tissue<\/p>\n

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Target zones for the Omega-3 Index<\/span><\/p>\n

The Omega-3 Index is believed to mirror overall tissue EPA and DHA levels and therefore a person\u2019s health status. An omega-3 index of 8% or above is considered optimal, while a low Omega-3 Index indicates a higher risk of sudden cardiac problems.<\/p>\n

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Subjects receiving krill oil increased their Omega-3 Index 70%<\/span><\/p>\n

The results of the study showed that krill oil increased the Omega-3 Index significantly more than fish oil after 8 weeks of supplementation. In fact, krill oil increased the Omega-3 Index about 70% more than fish oil at the end of study after dose adjustment between the two treatment groups.<\/p>\n

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% increase in the Omega-3 Index from baseline after 12 weeks treatment with placebo, 0.5, 1, 2 or 4 g krill oil<\/span><\/p>\n

The investigation of\u00a0the effect of 12 weeks daily krill intake in volunteers with \u201cborderline high\u201d or \u201chigh\u201d blood triglyceride levels. The administration of\u00a0krill oil had a statistically significant\u00a0reduction in serum triglycerides.<\/p>\n

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Change in the Omega-3 Index in subjects with a very high Omega-3 Index. <\/span><\/p>\n

Heart disease patients with a very high starting Omega-3 Index (mean of 9.8%),\u00a0krill oil was able to increase the Omega-3 Index higher than those taking fish oil. Eight weeks of daily supplementation with 2 grams of krill oil improved the Omega-3 Index more than with 2 grams fish oil.. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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