GOVERNMENT AND SCIENTIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS

The Government of Canada recently recommended that each Canadian between the ages of 25- 49 should take a total of 1.5 gms of omega 3 fatty acids daily.

Nutrition Recommendations for Canadian state. "Omega 3 polyunsaturates are essential nutrients for maintaining good health, normal growth and development"

The United States Department of Health and Nutritional Services, The National Institute of Health, and the Life Sciences Research Offices of the Council for Responsible Nutrition have agreed that the daily intake of omega 3 should increase to 1-3 grams per day. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently recommended that the daily intake of omega 3 should be increased above that consumed today by mature adults.

It is important to note that, as in the case of Vitamin C, omega 3s do not store well in the body and therefore must be replenished on a daily basis. An omega 3 supplement is the best method of ensuring an adequate omega 3 daily intake.

Individuals in our western society now consume, on average, less than 20% of this required daily dosage of omega 3s. Four capsules of Gateway taken daily are an excellent source of the essential omega 3 fatty acids.

Hoffman-LaRoche have established a self-affirmed GRAS (generally regarded as safe) status in the USA for their ROPUFA food additive. Their promotional material suggests that there is a "gap" in the current food intake of western civilization of 1 g per day of these long-chain omega-3 PUFA.

It is highly evident that DPA is essential for inclusion in diets of infants, supporting the fact that GateWay be considered as a source of the essential fatty acids for pregnant women and nursing mothers. EFA supplements have been recognized as good sources of EFA's by regulatory authorities such as the National Health Service in the UK.

One of the best assessments of this problem is that of Dr. A. Simopoulos. She reports 300-400 mg per day as a desirable intake. This conclusion from a NATO Advanced Workshop on Dietary n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids appears to be the currently acceptable figures. The conclusion is that up to 2 to 4 g per day of seal oil is in fact a reasonable intake of omega-3 long-chain fatty acids. In the seal oil the proportions of all three fatty acids are, as shown, very close to what the blood normally provides to all body organs.