Article: Questions and answers about omega-3 fatty acids for vegans.

Article: Urging on Omegas: Omega-3s, from [alpha]-linolenic acid to ...
Prepared Foods;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... omega]-3 or n-3) fatty acids in food are [alpha ... docosahexaenoic acid (DHA or 22:6n-3), eicosapentaenoic ... bodies metabolize ALA into DHA, EPA and DPA, which ... 3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). DHA and EPA can also be consumed ...

Article: OMEGA FATTY ACIDS DHA AND AA TAKE CENTER ...
AsiaPulse News;  October 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... RELEASE PR27965 Omega Fatty Acids DHA and AA Take Center Stage ... research supports levels of DHA in infant formula of ... 2 per cent of total fatty acids and AA inclusion at levels at least equal to added DHA. "There is limited ...

Article: FDA Allows a Health Claim for Omega-3 Fatty Acids ...
PR Newswire;  November 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... qualified health claim for Omega-3 Fatty Acids (DHA and EPA) and Coronary Heart ... evidence about whether omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary ... only to long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids, DHA or EPA from fish or marine algae ...

Article: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Key to Fetal Development ...
Women's Health Weekly;  August 20, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... and mothers-to-be." DHA is a long-chain, polyunsaturated ... percent of the omega-3 fatty acids in the brain and up to 93 percent of the omega-3 fatty acids in the eye.4, 5 It is ... efficiently produce their own DHA, so they must obtain this ...

Article: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Key to Fetal Development - ...
PR Newswire;  June 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... and mothers-to-be." DHA is a long-chain, polyunsaturated ... percent of the omega-3 fatty acids in the brain and up to 93 percent of the omega-3 fatty acids in the eye(4, 5 ... efficiently produce their own DHA, so they must obtain this ...

Article: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Key to Fetal Development - ...
U.S. Newswire;  June 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... and mothers-to-be. DHA is a long-chain, polyunsaturated ... percent of the omega-3 fatty acids in the brain and up to 93 percent of the omega-3 fatty acids in the eye(4, 5 ... efficiently produce their own DHA, so they must obtain this ...

Article: Supplementation of n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy ...
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... supplementation with n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy ... lactation provides more DHA to the infant and ... docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 n-3 ... major polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the central nervous system. DHA, in particular ...