The importance of omega-3 fatty acids is well documented but what are the real implications to health across the life course? Different dietary sources provide different amounts and types of fatty acids, and importantly they impact on metabolism, blood, and tissue levels in various ways throughout the lifecycle. Importantly, the response of blood and tissues to consumption either through food or supplementation can play a role in visual and cognitive impairment in childhood, through to cardiovascular disease risk in adults. Join Professor Philip Calder as he discusses the current recommendations for omega-3 consumption, analyses health claims and highlights why omega-3s are so important at different stages of life.
What will I learn?
- How and why plant and fish sources of omega-3 fatty acids
- The importance of omega-3 recommendations and the metabolic impact of meeting those recommendations
- The influence of omega-3s on specific stages of the life course
