docosahexaenoic acid
Most of the World Isn’t Getting Enough Omega-3
More than three-quarters of the global population aren’t getting enough omega-3, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the University of Southampton and Holland & Barrett. The collaborative review highlights that 76 percent of people worldwide are not meeting recommended intakes of EPA and DHA, revealing a significant global public health ...
A Simple Fatty Acid Could Help Restore Failing Vision
Changes in eyesight are one of the most familiar effects of getting older. Sit in a dim restaurant with someone over 60, and you might hear, “Hold on—let me pull out my cell phone. I need more light to read the menu!” But what if declining vision with age could actually be reversed? Researchers at ...
Evaluating Different Forms of Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fish, Krill and Algae Oils
Omega fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]) are universally recognized for their importance to human health. This includes their value for cardiovascular health,1-5 joint health and mitigating inflammation,6-8 reducing UV-induced skin aging9-13 and a range of other issues. Now consider that, although guidelines recommend a combined DHA and EPA intake of between ...
Researchers Develop Blood Test For Measuring Levels of Critical Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Researchers at McMaster University and the University of Guelph (Canada) have discovered a new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, which according to the researchers, makes it much easier to access information that is critical to cardiovascular and cognitive health, but which has previously been challenging to gather. While the ...
Preterm Babies Given Certain Fatty Acids Have Better Vision
Preterm babies given a supplement with a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have better visual function by the age of two and a half. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe, covers 178 extremely preterm babies at the neonatal ...
New Form of Omega-3 Could Prevent Visual Decline With Alzheimer’s Disease
For the first time, researchers have developed a form of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that is capable of crossing into the eye’s retina to ward off visual declines related to Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and other disorders. The DHA found in fish oil capsules and other supplements is typically in a form called ...
Study Links Omega-3s to Improved Brain Structure, Cognition At Midlife
Eating cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids may preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age, new evidence indicates. Having at least some omega-3s in red blood cells was associated with better brain structure and cognitive function among healthy study volunteers in their 40s and 50s, according to research published online ...
Meta-Analysis Finds That Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improved Cardiovascular Outcomes
For decades, there has been great interest in whether omega-3 fatty acids can lower rates of cardiovascular events. In 2018, results from the Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with Icosapent Ethyl-Intervention Trial (REDUCE-IT) were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and showed that a high dose of a purified ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in ...
The Trifecta for Health
In a world where there are so many influences upon our health, and so many diets to perfect our health, and so many supplements to promise us health, many of our patients and clients really just want to know, “Where should I invest the most time, money or effort?” I understand. The amount of information ...
Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
We hear a lot about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Not only are foods rich in them purported, but we see a whole line in the supplement industry devoted to helping people get more of them in their diet. Let’s take a deeper look at these fatty acids, so that we can better ...
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