Fatty Acids Can Help Burn Off The Kilos

Australian researchers say that daily doses of fish oil containing Omega fatty acids, when combined with moderate exercise, helped obese people burn off excess weight.

The researchers at the University of South Australia say that the Omega 3 found in fish oils increases the body's fat-burning ability by improving the flow of blood to muscles during exercise.

Sixty-eight overweight and obese people were monitored over a three month period; they were divided into four groups; one group took small daily doses of fish oil and another was given sunflower oil with no other alteration to their normal diet.

Both groups undertook moderate exercise programs of a 45-minute walk or run three times a week while another two groups received either fish oil or sunflower oil but did no exercise.

Researcher Alison Hill says it was a suprise to find that those who took the fish oil doses and excercised lost an average of 4.5lb over the three months, especially as they were still eating anything they wanted.

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