Super EFA Liquid Plus (Orange)

Combination of EPA, DHA and plant sterols
• Helps maintain and support cardiovascular health and reduce serum triglycerides
• Provides 700 mg of EPA and 525 mg of DHA per daily dose
• Provides 325 mg of plant sterol esters per daily dose
• Delicious natural orange flavour

Recent research indicates that in diets high in monounsaturated fatty acids, a combination of plant sterols and fish oils better support cardiovascular health than fish oils alone.¹ EPA and DHA decrease the breakdown of triglycerides in fat cells, while increasing their breakdown in the heart and skeletal muscle.² Fish oils cause adipose tissue to take up these fatty acids, and decrease their delivery to the liver.² This prevents their incorporation into very low density lipoproteins (VLDL molecules which transport lipids from the liver to other parts of the body), and leads to decreased VLDL production.² β-oxidation of fatty acids in the liver, fat, heart and skeletal muscle is also increased.² This converts fatty acids into acetyl-CoA for energy production in the Krebs cycle and decreases the amount of fatty acids available for the synthesis of triglycerides.² Genes that regulate triglyceride synthesis, storage, and β-oxidation are also affected by plant sterols.^2,3 In randomized, placebo controlled trials, daily supplementation with 1.3-1.4 g of EPA and DHA in combination with plant sterols for 3-4 weeks significantly lowered serum triglycerides by approximately 14-25% in hyperlipidemic adults.^4,5

Non-Medicinal Ingredients:
Organic Sweet Orange Oil, Natural Mixed Tocopherols

Ingredients:
4137.5 mg - Fish Oil (Sardine, Anchovy and Mackerel)
700 mg - DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid)
525 mg - EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid)
1600 mg - Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids
325 mg - Plant Sterol Esters (from Pinus sp. resin/sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed oil)

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<sub>References
1. Laidlaw M, Cockerlne CA, Rowe WJ. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2014; 13: 99
2. Sanders TAB et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2011; 94: 973–980</sub>