Study Shows Supplementation Lowers Health Costs

A recent comprehensive review of exisitng scientific research found positive health effects associated with both omega-3 fatty acids and the carotenoids, luten and zeaxanthin. Researchers crittically reviewed the scintific evidence of the two supplements ability to reduce the risk of disease and developed estimates of potential health savings. With health care costs skyrocketing and the age of the populations increasing, helping seniors live independently for longer is becoming increasingly important.

The study looked at several hundreds studies dating back over thirty years and arrived at a potential savings of some 3.1 Billion dollars over the next five years with the daily use of omega 3 fatty acids. They estimated that the reduction in coronary disease in the elderly population would result in 384,303 fewer hospitalizations and physicians fees.

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