Mark your calendars. A team of doctors earlier this month announced that they are creating the first-ever International Omega-3 Awareness Day on 3 March, 2010.
The team, led by omega-3 expert Carol Locke, MD, said the day is needed to help educate both healthcare professionals and the general public about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, which are available at www.Omega3Day.com.
“People can obtain huge benefits by increasing their intake of omega-3,” said Locke. “The only possible side effect is greater health and a longer life. Nothing else in medicine comes close to this.”
Besides being essential for normal neurodevelopment, omega-3s have been shown to increase reading and cognitive scores in children and help fight autism. Omega-3s offer a wide range of health benefits, including improving brain health and immune function; helping prevent dementia, diabetes, arthritis, stroke, and heart disease; aiding in muscle repair after athletic injuries; and helping with depression, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder and overall mood improvement.
“Americans eat too much bad fat (saturated and trans fat) and too little good fat (omega-3s from fish oil),” said William Harris, PhD, who is part of the team. “Correcting our omega-3 deficiency could be the single most important dietary change we can make.”
The team also includes William Butler, MD, of Harvard Medical School, one of the world’s top pediatric neurosurgeons.
