{"id":22223,"date":"2018-07-18T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T12:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/?p=22223"},"modified":"2018-07-18T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T14:30:01","slug":"study-shows-almost-no-u-s-college-football-players-get-enough-omega-3s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2018\/07\/study-shows-almost-no-u-s-college-football-players-get-enough-omega-3s\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Shows Almost No U.S. College Football Players Get Enough Omega-3s"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Despite the potential protective role of omega-3s in cases of traumatic brain injury, only one of more than 100 U.S. college football players recently surveyed had a blood level of omega-3s that could offer the best protection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>COMMENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>U.S. college football players are hardly alone in having insufficient levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Research published by Harvard University suggests outright omega-3 deficiency is widespread in the United States and causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19399161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up to 96,000 deaths per year<\/a>, thus making it the sixth biggest killer of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, there is increasing recognition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2017\/10\/the-importance-of-micronutrients-for-athletic-performance\/\">importance of micronutrients for athletic performance<\/a>. Illustrating this, teams in all U.S. major leagues, some college athletic departments, and the U.S. men\u2019s and women\u2019s soccer teams are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2016\/01\/elite-athletes-take-vitamin-d-supplements-to-maximize-performance\/\">reported<\/a> to have started tracking their players\u2019 vitamin D levels and intakes. Such actions are supported by a growing amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2015\/11\/new-research-shows-vitamin-d-supplements-can-lower-blood-pressure-and-improve-exercise-performance\/\">research<\/a> proving that vitamin D supplements can help improve exercise performance.<\/p>\n<p>But for optimum results, all athletes \u2013 both amateurs and professionals alike \u2013 should use supplementary micronutrient combinations that are designed synergistically. Pioneered by researchers at the Dr. Rath Research Institute, the \u2018micronutrient synergy approach\u2019 maximizes the efficiency of each nutrient in a combination; eliminates the need for so-called mega-doses; increases the bioavailability of nutrients; helps maintain a balanced cellular metabolism; and efficiently generates the necessary energy in the body\u2019s cells. To learn more about the benefits of the micronutrient synergy approach, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2017\/10\/micronutrient-synergy-the-most-effective-approach-to-health\/\">this article<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n<a class=\"button  button_size_2 button_js\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nutraingredients-usa.com\/Article\/2018\/07\/10\/Study-shows-almost-no-college-football-players-get-enough-omega-3s\" target=\"_blank\"    ><span class=\"button_label\">Read article at nutraingredients-usa.com<\/span><\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS Despite the potential protective role of omega-3s in cases of traumatic brain injury, only one of more than 100 U.S. college football players recently surveyed<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[120],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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