Support Cardiovascular and Joint Health with Omega-3 Krill Oil

Pro Antarctic Gold supports overall cardiovascular health, helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels and promotes joint health and flexibility!

Our Antarctic Gold contains oil from pure Antarctic krill, tiny crustaceans that thrive in the frigid waters of the Antarctic, and provides an optimal combination of omega-3 fatty acids, phospholipids and critical antioxidants to support heart and joint health.

Antarctic Gold Krill Oil contains omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. Research has shown that DHA and EPA may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Unlike fish oil, the omega-3 fatty acids in Antarctic Gold Omega-3 Krill Oil are absorbed and carried to the body's cells in phospholipid form.

Phospholipids form the structural basis of cell membranes, so Antarctic Gold phospholipids with omega-3 fatty acids are easily recognized, incorporated and utilized by the body. Also, because Antarctic Gold omega-3s are carried in phospholipid form, there is no fishy aftertaste.

By harvesting and processing a single source of fresh krill on board vessels in the Antarctic, we are able to offer a pure product with superb quality to our customers.

More Powerful Than Fish Oil

Like fish oil, Antarctic Gold provides eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA), but Antarctic Gold omega-3s are linked together in a different form with a double-chain phospholipid structure that mimics that of the fats in human cell walls. This structure makes it easy for the body to absorb Antarctic Gold Omega-3 Krill Oil. It also contains astaxanthin, an extremely potent antioxidant the body uses to neutralize free radicals that can damage cells and tissues throughout the body.

The Krill oil used in Antarctic Gold Omega-3 Krill Oil is Superba Krill Oil. A human clinical study of 300 mg Superba Krill Oil was compared with several studies on fish oil. Superba Krill Oil was found to be at least three times better than larger amounts of fish oil. Specifically, 300 mg Superba Krill Oil was better than 3000 mg of fish oil for supporting a key marker of cardiovascular health.

Eco-Friendly: Krill is one of the earth's most abundant and sustainable organisms. The harvest of krill is well below conservative international catch guidelines. This helps the ecosystem maintain a healthy, sustainable krill population.

*Supportive, but not conclusive, research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

You must put Omega-3 fatty acids in your diet!

The long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids DHA and EPA are popularly called omega-3. Supplementary intake of omega-3 is recommended in the western world, due to generally low dietary intake and omega-3's health-promoting benefits. Benefits attributed to omega-3 include reduced risk and improved treatment outcomes regarding cardiovascular disease and inflammatory joint diseases.

Better brain and central nervous system development, improved cognitive functioning, and improved skin health are additional benefits. Research indicates that even more omega-3 benefits for individuals will be identified and that greater intake can lead to better general health in western, industrialized cultures.

**Much more than just nice to take - for your essential health**

Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food and supplements. Also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids play a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development.

Extensive research indicates that omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation and help prevent risk factors associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and arthritis. These essential fatty acids are highly concentrated in the brain and appear to be particularly important for cognitive (brain memory and performance) and behavioral function.

In fact, infants who do not get enough omega-3 fatty acids from their mothers during pregnancy are at risk for developing vision and nerve problems. Symptoms of omega-3 fatty acid deficiency include extreme tiredness (fatigue), poor memory, dry skin, heart problems, mood swings or depression, and poor circulation.

Pro Antarctic Gold Clinical studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids may be helpful in treating a variety of health conditions. The evidence is strongest for heart disease and problems that contribute to heart disease, but the range of possible uses for omega-3 fatty acids include:

High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Diabetes
Weight loss
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Depression
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Skin disorders
Asthma

Antarctic Gold - pure quality in every capsule

Through a vertically integrated value chain, the Superba Krill Oil found in Antarctic Gold has full traceability from food grade approved harvesting vessels to the end product. By harvesting and processing a single source of fresh krill on board our vessels in the Antarctic, we are able to offer a pure product with superb quality to our customers.

The stability of omega-3 rich products and the susceptibility to oxidation of the omega-3 fatty acids are well known challenges to those working with this group of products. Superba Krill Oil has two great advantages over the traditional fish oil based omega-3 products: the high contents of omega-3-phospholipids and the naturally occurring antioxidant astaxanthin.

Scientific studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids linked to the phospholipids are far less prone to oxidations than omega-3 fatty acids in traditional triglyceride form. The powerful antioxidant astaxanthin will give an additional protection to the omega-3 fatty acids and prolong product shelf life.

Superba Krill Oil is one of the few products made of marine oils, which has food grade approval throughout the whole supply chain, from harvesting to finished product. This ensures compliance with current and new legislations. It also means that quality control is a natural part of the entire production process of Superba Krill Oil, rather than just testing the end product after production is completed.

Our Antarctic Gold Krill Oil is a product of superb quality that comes from a single source; Euphausia superba, better known as krill. This means no other species than Euphausia superba are harvested and used in the product - in contrast to many other marine oils that come from multiple small sources that are pooled together in a larger batch. Antarctic Gold Krill Oil is a pure, natural product.

Fatty acids in the body - more than energy storage

The human body contains large amounts of fatty acids. A general distinction can be made: Phospholipid fatty acids are key structural and functional components of cells throughout the body, whereas specialized adipose tissue cells - the body's energy storehouses - store triglyceride fatty acids. Because omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids cannot be synthesized in the body, dietary intake of these essential fatty acids influences their relative concentration in adipose tissue storage.

Phospholipids - key structural and functional roles

Phospholipid fatty acids are key structural components of human cells and cell organelles and play a vital role in membrane functioning. Systemic transport pathways and, especially, the transport of molecules across cell membranes and sub-cellular membranes involve phospholipids. Thus, the functioning of the body's cells, tissues, and organs is affected by the bioavailability of various phospholipid fatty acids.

Antarctic Gold Krill oil - rich source of omega-3 phospholipids

Omega-3 phospholipids constitute a substantial proportion of the omega-3 in krill oil, of which most is the phospholipid phosphatidylcholine. Research indicates that phospholipid omega-3 fatty acids have greater bioavailability for cell growth and functioning, compared with omega-3 triglycerides. Also, omega-3 utilization in some tissues increases when delivered in the form of omega-3 phospholipids. Such observations suggest that krill oil is a more bioefficient carrier of omega-3 in humans.

Triglycerides and phospholipids are digested and absorbed in different ways in the small intestine. Omega-3 phospholipids follow simpler digestion and distribution routes than omega-3 triglycerides in the human body. Greater bioavailability and bioefficiency of omega-3 phospholipids relative to omega-3 triglycerides influence cellular absorption, functioning and distribution of omega-3.

Omega-3 phospholipids - more bioefficient source of Omega-3

Increased intake of omega-3 is recommended due to its beneficial overall health effects and its capacity to prevent and ameliorate disease. Krill oil delivers omega-3 in the phospholipid form. Omega-3 phospholipids are more efficiently absorbed via the small intestine and distributed to tissues, compared with omega-3 triglycerides.

Omega-3 phospholipids are suggested as preferred sources of omega-3 for human cell structures and cell functions, as a result of greater bioavailability and bioefficiency, compared with omega-3 triglycerides. Thus, omega-3 phospholipids from krill are a more bioefficient source of omega-3 than the omega-3 triglycerides derived from fish oil.

Changes in the Western diet - reduced intake of phospholipids

Food sources and their nutrient values have changed tremendously over the past century in western cultures. In fact, while the human genome most likely has changed insignificantly over the past 10,000 years, the foods eaten in industrialized countries are a far cry from the staples consumed when mankind evolved.

Reasonable assumptions are that "primitive" diets provided phospholipids in greater abundance than the current Western diet and that humans evolved such that phospholipids are the preferred source of omega-3. The current Western diet provides only small amounts of phospholipids; dietary phospholipids represent only 5 percent of total lipid intake, of which very little is in the form of omega-3 phospholipids.

Antarctic Gold's krill oil is extracted from the Antarctic krill species Euphausia Superba, which is rich in omega-3. Moreover, the omega-3 in krill oil is mainly in the omega-3 phospholipid form, which research suggests is a preferred dietary supplement when compared to omega-3 in triglyceride form. Marine omega-3 in dietary supplements is mostly derived from fish, such as fish body oil and cod liver oil, which provide omega-3 in triglyceride form.

Supplement Facts Serving Size: 2 vegetarian capsules Servings Per Container: 30
	Amount per Serving	% Daily Value
Superba Krill Oil	1000 mg	*
Phospholipids	450 mg	*
EPA (Eicosapentanoic acid)	140 mcg	*
DHA (Docosahexanoic acid)	80 mcg	*
Total Omega-3	260 mg	*
Total Omega-6	30 mg	*
Astaxanthin	110 mg	*
* Daily value (DV) not established