Boston, MA—A new meta-analysis found that people who received omega-3 fish oil supplements in randomized clinical trials had lower risks of heart attack and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared with those who were given placebo. Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
Parsippany, NJ—Experts from MegaRed spent the summer talking to local residents in Newport, Rhode Island, a fishing community, and testing their Omega-3 Index (O3I). Their finding, according to a press release: the average O3I among 234 individuals was 5.2%, well below the optimal 8%. The release notes that this falls...
Barcelona, Spain—GOED Exchange, the biennial event for omega-3 professionals, is now open for registration, according to a press release. The international conference will have the theme of “stimulating growth in the omega-3 industry,” and will take place February 4-6, 2020, in Barcelona, Spain, at the Hotel Arts. Related: New Study...
Sioux Falls, SD—A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has made it possible for researchers to calculate how much omega-3 fatty acids they need to use in their studies in order for subjects to reach a healthy Omega-3 Index (O3I), according to a press release. The...
Global consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 ingredients is likely to see a jump by the end of 2019, according to a press release from Fact.MR. The market hit $4 billion by the end of 2018, the press release notes, and it’ll likely see a 6.7% yearly hike in 2019.
Oslo, Norway—Aker BioMarine simultaneously shared an annual report on their trends, activities, and more, and a press release regarding a patent for the company’s Flexitech technology platform, which demonstrates Aker’s commitment to the future of the krill/omega-3 industry. Matts Johansen, CEO of Aker, said in the report: “From a business...
Company Description Emerald Health Bioceuticals is a global leader in phytocannabinoid science, tapping into nature’s purest and most potent elements to create products that innately activate the powerful endocannabinoid system. Our award-winning, science-backed formulas offer the most advanced, full-spectrum support for endocannabinoid health on the market today to address consumers’...
Sioux Falls, SD: OmegaQuant announced in a press release that its Omega-3 Index and Prenatal DHA test kits are now registered in the EU as in vitro diagnostic medical devices. Both tests are also CE-marked. OmegaQuant explained that CE marking is the medical device manufacturer’s claim that a product meets the essential requirements of all relevant...
Barcelona, Spain—A new study focused on 2,200 mother-child pairs found that when pregnant women ate more nuts during the first trimester, their children did the best in tests measuring cognitive function, attention capacity and working memory. The study was published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. It used data from...
The U.S. Court of Appeals (USCA) for the Federal Circuit has upheld the decision of the International Trade Commission (ITC) to dismiss a complaint from Amarin Pharma, Inc., that certain companies were falsely labeling and advertising omega-3 products as “dietary supplements,” when they were actually “new drugs” as per the...
