| dc.description.abstract | Consumption of fish or fish oil containing ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)
reduces the risk of coronary heart diseases, decreases mild hypertension, lowers
the incidents of diabetics, and is important during pregnancy as a critical building
block of foetus brain and retina. Therefore, fish oil dietary supplements have
attracted more attention from people around the world recently. The present study
attempts to gain an understanding of Sri Lankan people's interest in and awareness
of fish oil dietary supplements. A questionnaire was used to collect the most reliable
and accurate data from 200 individuals. In order to gather useful and relevant
information, the questionnaire contained various components including general
information about participants, fish consumption pattern, fish oil dietary
supplement usage, diseases, etc. A recent survey indicates that Sri Lankan people
have generally less interest in fish oil dietary supplements. According to the data
analysis, only 10% of people use fish oil dietary supplements and 85% of them are
between 20-30 age limits. Moreover, most of them eat fish usually in their diets and
non-fish eaters do not take both fish and fish oil dietary supplements. Omega-3
fatty acids play a vital role in the human body. It has been suggested that nonconsumers
of fish should take fish oil as a dietary supplement to fulfill their omega-
3 requirement. Based on the findings, this research can contribute towards
informing the general public about fish oil dietary supplements and their accurate
usage. | en_US |
