Vetra Health OmeGard™ capsules consist of the softgel capsules containing 500mg of krill oil. Top quality krill oil in top quality softgel capsules!

Superior source of unsaturated omega-3, omega-7 and omega-9 fatty acids
Krill oil is harvested from Antarctic ‘krill’, small crustacean living in the clean, cold Antarctic waters. Krill oil is a rich source of the so-called unsaturated fatty acids, of which the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are best known. But krill also contains other unsaturated fatty acids that gain more and more scientific attention, such as omega-7 fatty acids (palmitoleic acid) and omega-9 fatty acids (olei acid).

A striking difference with fish oil is, krill oil fatty acids are bound as so called ‘phospholipids’.

Phospholipids are the building blocks of cell walls in the human body. Phospholipids do not have to be broken down first before they can be used by the body. Krill oil unsaturated fatty acids are absorbed and utilized by the body in a fast and effective way.

Contrary to krill oil, fatty acids from fish oil are bound as so called ‘triglycerides’ . These triglycerides first have to be broken down which makes absorption less efficient. (See Background Information for more details).

OmeGard™ capsules provide a rich blend of 100% natural unsaturated fatty acids guaranteed harvested from a clean environment and obtained through to ecological fishery. The fish gelatin Licaps® capsules contain the most clean, efficient and stabile unsaturated fatty acids available. 

Gene Expression
By way of influencing gene expression, krill oil affects different molecular pathways to a much greater extend than fish oil. These pathways include fatty acid and lipid metabolism, glucose metabolism and mitochondrial energ production. (See Background Information for more details). 

this is Gebruiksinformatie