Omega-3 and DHA ... on NPR

One of the great things about a road trip is listening to NPR ... some things should not be privatized and public radio / TV are two of many ... not sorry, Mr. Romney ... big business is just that! 

On the Diane Rehm show, there was a discussion on the advantages of Omega-3 fatty acids in your diet relevant to Omega-6.  Also discussed, were the advantages of getting DHA into your diet, a particular type of omega-3.   This discussion pointed out the importance of eating lower down the food chain (biomagnification revisited) ... hence, algal DHA instead of salmon. From Wikipedia below:

Docosahexaenoic acid
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All this is reference to our discussions in class on fatty acids, cell/organelle membranes and although I don't show this video anymore ... Lonrenzo's Oil.  Love the polyunsaturated fatty acids!!!

From the Diane Rehm show below ... October 3, 2012

 Assessing The Health Benefits Of Omega-3

Omega-3 fish oil supplements are widely thought to help prevent a variety of ailments including heart disease, Alzheimer's and depression: Assessing the health benefits of an Omega-3 rich diet.

Guests

Dr. Majid Fotuhi -  chair of the Neurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness, and assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Paul Coates -  director of the Office of Dietary Supplements at National Institutes of Health.

Thomas Sherman  - associate professor of pharmacology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

Susan Allport  - journalist and author of "The Queen of Fats"

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-03