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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.

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

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

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...

People News: April 2022

March 24, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that Douglas Kalman, Ph.D., R.D., will be the association’s new Director of Scientific Affairs. Dr. Kalman was most recently the Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Nutrasource, and is currently on Faculty in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova...

Omega-3 Index Predicts Mortality As Well As Smoking Does, Study Suggests

July 30, 2021

Julia Peterman

A new study based on data from the Framingham Offspring Cohort found that levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood are as good a predictor of mortality from any cause as smoking. The study was performed by the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), The Fatty Acid Research...

Omega-3 Index, Smoking Equal Predictors of CVD

June 25, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that a low Omega-3 Index (O3I) is just as powerful a predictor of early death as smoking. The finding comes from data from the Framingham study, one of the longest running studies in the world, which...

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...

Pilot Study Suggests Link Between Omega-3 Index and COVID Survival Rates

January 12, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—A pilot study posted in medRxiv examined a possible link between low Omega-3 Index (O3I) levels and risk of death from COVID-19. Researchers at the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and in Orange County, CA obtained COVID outcomes for 100 patients...