Are EFAs a miracle cure?

Many of the fats we consume differ significantly in their nutritional value and impact on our health. In the past, fats were considered an undesirable element of the diet, which often excluded them from the menu. It turns out that not all fats should be avoided. Some of them are essential for the proper functioning of the human body.

What’s an EFA?

EFA are Essential Fatty Acids, Extremely important for the proper functioning of the body. These acids include: omega-3, omega-6, omega-9, as well as omega-19, -23 and other acids in smaller quantities. Their main function is to protect the heart and circulatory system.

Moreover, they moisturize dry skin (alleviate symptoms of psoriasis, dandruff) and inhibit hair loss. During the autumn solstice, they strengthen the body’s Immunity and have an anti-inflammatory effect. They also have an antiatherosclerotic effect – they lower the level of bad cholesterol in blood.

Who’s at risk for EFA Deficiency?

People who lead a fast, stressful lifestyle, use an improper diet and various stimulants: smoking and alcohol abuse may be at risk of EFA Deficiency. EFA Deficiency may lead to skin diseases such as eczema. Their lack causes excessive hair loss, split ends and nail brittleness.

The effects of Deficiency of polyunsaturated fatty acids:

• weight gain drop,
• growth slowdown,
• disorders in the transport and metabolism of cholesterol and as a result atherosclerosis of blood vessels,
• possibility of blood clots,
• vascular constriction,
• hypertension,
• weakening myocardial contractility,
• dermal changes, because fatty acids are the building blocks of cell membranes.

EFAs take care of our health every day

Essential Unsaturated Fatty Acids can bring us significant health benefits, but only if they are supplied to the body regularly. Where to get from the correct EFA? The problem is that the Traditional diet contains too few of these compounds. We should therefore supplement it.

Here comes another problem, in which products are there sufficient EFAs? First of all in fish, especially those of sea origin, but also in crustaceans (including crabs and shrimps). Large amounts of unsaturated fatty acids also contain oily seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin) and nuts, oils and oils and liver.

Viviane White

Author at TheVaccineProject.com | vivianewhite@protonmail.com | Website

A registered medical dietitian. She has been dealing with dietetics for many years and expanding her knowledge through participation in dietetics-related conferences and training as well as reading scientific press. She helps children and adults to overcome their dietary difficulties, such as overweight and underweight, and get rid of bad eating habits. She also lectures on dietetics and proper supplementation. Thanks to the work in one of the largest dietetics companies in England, she learned the importance of suitable motivation and support in the process of changing eating habits. She gets much satisfaction when she can encourage people to lead healthy lifestyle. She knows well that everyone has own specific needs, and therefore she diagnoses all her patients on a case-by-case basis.