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The following essential fatty acid (EFA) information represents an average for both Alpha Sun®
and Omega Sun®# Super Blue Green® Algae as determined by independent laboratory
analysis. Four capsules of either Alpha Sun or Omega Sun equal one gram.
*Note: Some analyses have detected DHA and DPA in very small quantities. Approximately 45% of the lipids (fats) within SBGA are essential fatty acids. We do not have an analysis of the essential fatty acid content of all of our products; however, as all SBGA products contain algae, all will contain a measure of the fatty acids listed above. EFAs and algae. Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) algae, the ultimate photosynthesizer, contains both LA* and ALA• in an ideal balance (more ALA). The researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital who studied its fat content concluded that AFA was a good source of the most valuable fatty acids and "should be a valuable nutritional resource" (Kushak et al. Favorable effects of blue-green algae Aphanizomenon flos-aquae on rat plasma lipids. JANA 2(3):59-65). Interestingly, they found that it raises the blood levels of the good fatty acids far more than would be expected based on its ALA content alone. They concluded that something about the algae - probably its range of micronutrients - was helping the animals to utilize the fatty acids they were getting from other sources as well as those in the algae. The balancing effect was impressive: not only did the levels of "good" fatty acids (ALA, EPA, DHA) go up, but also the levels of the troublemaker, arachidonic acid, went down.
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