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Omega 3 is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) with abundant health benefits. Omega 3 is an essential nutrient crucial for the proper function of the brain, cardiovascular system, and growth development system. Omega 3 lowers blood pressure, reduces triglycerides in the blood, helps reduce joint inflammation in rheumatoid disease, helps nourish brain and eyes functions, helps prevent and alleviate dementia, depression, asthma, migraine, and diabetes, and helps reduce the risk and preventing heart disease and ischemic stroke. Omega 3 is rich in foods such as marine fish, walnuts, soybeans, and seeds such as flax seed oil and canola oil.

Fatty acids are molecules consisting of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms. Carbon atoms form their linear backbones, with oxygen and hydrogen atoms latching onto the carbon backbone by chemical bonding with carbon atoms. There are two types of fatty acids: 

1. Saturated fats are held as bad or unhealthy fats since they raise the risk of developing diseases like heart disease and stroke.
2. Unsaturated fats are further classified as polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, depending on the number of unsaturated double bonds in the carbon backbone. Unsaturated fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) are good or healthy fats. Consumed in appropriate portions, they promote a healthy heart. 

Omega 3s are polyunsaturated fats with more nutritional benefits than saturated fat.