Micronutrients & recovery
Fortification of common foods (bread, milk, spreads) with long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn-3PUFA) is an effective strategy to increase intake, but current commercial products often deliver insufficient doses per serving to meet therapeutic recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention.
If you are trying to lower your cardiovascular risk, simply eating 'fortified' foods like bread or milk might not be enough. Check the label for the specific amount of EPA and DHA (in mg). Many products only offer a tiny fraction of the dose needed for heart health. To get therapeutic benefits, you may need to eat large quantities of these fortified foods, which is impractical. For high-risk individuals, high-dose supplements or significant increases in oily fish intake are likely more effective than standard fortified foods.
One of the limitations of currently available foods fortified with long chain n-3PUFA is that they need to be consumed in large quantities to meet a dietary recommendation of 200 mg/d for healthy adults, or even in larger amounts to meet a dietary recommendation of 1000 mg/d of long chain n-3PUFA for people at high risk of CVD.
Why this rating
Based on a comprehensive review of multiple commercial products and regulatory recommendations, though it is a review paper rather than a primary clinical trial.
Source
Means of Delivering Recommended Levels of Long Chain n‐3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Human Diets
Manohar L. Garg et al. · Journal of Food Science · 2006
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