Omega-3

EU omega-3 recommendations welcomed by industry

13-Jul-2009 - Major omega-3 suppliers have welcomed the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) omega-3 opinion on recommended daily consumption levels for EPA and DHA but will continue lobbying for higher levels.

Omega-3 DHA boosts memory for healthy adults, not Alzheimer’s sufferers

13-Jul-2009 - Daily supplements with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may improve both memory function and heart health in healthy older adults, according to a new study from Martek.

EFSA proposes reference intake levels for omega-3, omega-6

10-Jul-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that 250mg should be the labelling reference intake value for long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.

EFSA prepares to publish omega-3 reference intake values

09-Jul-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is due to release an opinion as early as tomorrow on the labelling of reference intake values for omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Fish oil during pregnancy may slash infant allergy

09-Jul-2009 - Supplements of omega-3-rich fish oils during pregnancy may reduce the risk of food allergy and eczema in children, according to a new study from Sweden.

Rat study: Krill beats fish omega-3s in battling metabolic dysfunctions

30-Jun-2009 - Omega-3s sourced from krill are more effective than fish oil in combating some metabolic symptoms including raised fat levels in the heart and liver and violent mood swings in obese individuals, according to Italian researchers.

Omega-3 may boost heart health for diabetics

23-Jun-2009 - Daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids may reduce levels of compound in the blood of diabetics linked to heart disease, says a new study from Iran.

EU omega-3 levels must be higher, say UK academics

22-Jun-2009 - It will be too easy for omega-3 bearing functional foods to make content claims under a proposed amendment to European nutrition and health claims rules, according to UK researchers.

Europe to get omega-3 food content claim

19-Jun-2009 - A draft amendment to the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation will see omega-3 content claims permitted across the European Union for the first time, possibly by year’s end.

Omega-3 plus AREDS supplement works for eye health: Study

16-Jun-2009 - Higher intakes of the omega-3 fatty acids, combined with the age related eye disease and nutrition (AREDS) supplement, may reduce the risk of AMD, says a new study.

Omega-3 science review supports DRI for heart benefits

09-Jun-2009 - A comprehensive review of studies on the benefits of omega-3 consumption has led scientists to recommend the establishment of a Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for EPA and DHA to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Omega-3 may improve blood pressure during weight loss

02-Jun-2009 - Consumption of fatty fish like salmon, or fish oil supplements, may reduce blood pressure during an energy-restricted diet, suggests a pan-European study.

EC publishes health claim comments

29-May-2009 - DG Sanco, the European Commission’s health and consumer protection arm, has published comments made to it by concerned parties about varying health claim opinions as they have come in from the European Food safety Authority (EFSA).

Vertical integration: omega-3 from sea to supplement

25-May-2009 - Bjørn Refsum, chief executive officer at leading omega-3 supplier EPAX talks to Shane Starling about the benefits vertical integration has brought to the Norwegian supplier.

New high bioavailability DHA reaches North America

14-May-2009 - A concentrated DHA ingredient that claims to closely resemble DHA found in human breast milk has been launched on the North American market, following a distribution agreement between Spanish firm Brudy and New Jersey-based Xsto Solutions.

Elixi promotes dairy-free probiotic yoghurts

30-Apr-2009 - Finnish biotech firm, Elixi Oil Oy, says a patent-pending, probiotic-based fermentation system can produce probiotic, yoghurt-like products derived from flax and other grains that are suitable for the lactose intolerant, those with celiac disease as well as vegans.

Crystallisation offers high-dose omega-3 potential

27-Apr-2009 - Scottish omega-3 supplier, Equateq, has launched high-dose omega-3 forms using a crystallisation method it says “offers a real alternative to other methods of concentration”.

Snack Size Science: Fishing for powdered omega-3 salts

24-Apr-2009 - NutraIngredients’ Snack Size Science brings you the week's top science. This week we explore the potential of powdered omega-3 salts as a way of taking this big fish of the nutrition world into yet more products.

Fatty fish may slash men’s heart failure risk

23-Apr-2009 - One portion of fatty fish per week may reduce a man’s risk of heart failure, according to new research from the US and Sweden.

Kievit wins infant nutrition tech innovation award

17-Apr-2009 - Dutch firm, FrieslandCampina Kievit, has been recognised for its encapsulation work in the area of infant nutrition, by market researcher, Frost & Sullivan.

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Whether fish-derived or vegetarian, omega-3 has become a household term. Supplement sales continue to grow, and more and more foods are being fortified with the healthy fatty acids. But getting omega-3 foods into the mainstream remains a challenge.

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