The Truth About DHA Fish Oil And Its Benefits
DHA fish oil is one of the most popular supplements in use
today, right behind multivitamins. So, what is DHA and what makes it so
important?
Think about this for moment. A fully grown male gorilla
weighs about 400 to 500 pounds.[1]
Though not as impressive as the phrase "800 pound gorilla" would have
us believe, that is some serious size especially considering that very little
of it is fat. Yet the gorilla's brain weighs 500 cc on average.[2]
In contrast, the average male adult human weighs 168–183
pounds,[3]
yet the brain weighs 1,300 - 1,400 pounds. What makes for such a huge
difference?[4]
Well, the difference between our brain that of one of our
closest cousins is a something known as DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).DHA does not give our brain volume, but is
also extremely important to its health and function. And that's just for
starters.
It is easy to see
why DHA fish oil supplements have gained such enormous popularity.
