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Study: Those with Higher Omega-3 Index More Protected from Severe COVID

The research was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

April 6, 2023

Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) explored whether omega-3 fatty acids might be protective against contracting and/or suffering adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection.

Natural Grocers Announces Top Trends for 2023

December 7, 2022

Rebecca Viscomi

Lakewood, CO—For the seventh year, Natural Grocers and America’s Nutrition Education Experts have announced an annual list of Top Trends for 2023. Categories include: Health and Wellness Body Care and Beauty Food and Beverage Ecologically Thoughtful. This year, the trend forecasters also included a Bonus Trend category, which lists items...

Study: Middle-Aged Adults with Low Omega-3 Index Have Smaller Brains that Have Aged Faster

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Sioux Falls, SD—People with a low Omega-3 Index experience a higher rate of brain aging than those with higher levels of omega-3s EPA and DHA in their blood. That's according to new eesearch published in Neurology. The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) reports that this new study replicates earlier findings from...

OmegaQuant Applauds Statement on Link Between Omega-3s and Preterm Birth Risk

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant applauded a statement issued by the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) about the relationship between omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels and preterm birth. After years of investigation, ISSFAL points to "strong evidence" on omega-3s "There is strong evidence that a proportion...

Article on GOED Clinical Study Database Methodology Published

July 25, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Salt Lake City, UT—GOED announced the publication of a peer-reviewed article highlighting the methodology behind the development of GOED’s Clinical Study Database (CSD). The article, Development of a novel database to review and assess the clinical effects of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids, appears in Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids...

GOED Launches Omega-3 Research Database

March 11, 2022

Julia Peterman

Salt Lake City, UT—GOED has launched a clinical study database to “illuminate the science” on EPA and DHA omega-3s, according to the press release. The database, years in the making, was developed by GOED as a specialized search tool focused on scientific literature surrounding omega-3s. More than 50 independent research...

EPA Banning Use of Pesticide Chlorpyrifos on Food Crops

August 20, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to address the risk of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide in use since 1965, in an effort to better protect human health, particularly for children and farmworkers. EPA reported that chlorpyrifos, organophosphate insecticide, leads to neurotoxicity and has been associated with potential...

Omega-3 Revisited: The Most Important Benefit You've Never Heard Of

April 29, 2021

Jonny Bowden and Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS aka The Nutrition Myth Buster™

Fish oil is the one supplement I recommend without hesitation to just about anyone. Why? Two reasons: One, the benefits of the two omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil—EPA and DHA—are wide-reaching and well-documented, supported by thousands of studies done over four decades. There’s no longer any controversy over...

Study: Omega-3 Index is a Strong Risk Predictor of Premature Death

April 26, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper, published in Nature Communications, looks at the relationship between the Omega-3 Index and risk for death from any and all causes. The finding: People with higher omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels (Omega-3 Index) lived longer than those with lower levels. As explained in a...

#NaturallyInformed Keynote Educates on Importance of Omega-3s for Cognitive Health

January 25, 2021

Julia Peterman

How important are omega-3s? Absolutely vital, according to Alex Richardson, DPhil (Oxon), PGCE, FRSA, Keynote Speaker at the Naturally Informed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market. “The human brain is 60% fat, and it matters what kind,” she told attendees. “Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are essential. We evolved as...