Ballstad Articles and Blogs

The statistics are staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says “insufficient sleep is a public health epidemic.”

Headlines continue to swing back and forth on the value of fish oil supplements for heart health. But we at OmegaQuant firmly believe in their ability to deliver health protective...

A recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that patients in the early stages of atherosclerosis have low Omega-3 Index levels.

Autism is a complex disorder, with many levels of severity and manifestations of behavior and physical abnormalities.

Heart, brain and eye health may not be the only areas of the body that benefit from omega-3 fatty acids. A recent study of nearly 1700 young Danish men associated...

Two recently published meta-analyses add to the emerging body of research studying the association between the intake of omega-3s EPA and DHA and certain aspects of brain health.

OmegaQuant’s William S. Harris recently joined several research scientists, medical doctors, nutritionists, academics and individuals within public health policy (i.e. technical expert committee) to perform a systematic review of evidence...

American Heart Association (AHA) meeting and the publication of other timely research, omega-3s have been basking in the bright headlines touting their benefits for heart, brain, and prenatal health.

New research to be presented this weekend at the American Heart Association meeting in Philadelphia, PA, showed that people with coronary artery disease who took omega-3 supplements had better brain...

According to a recent Harvard Health Blog, the pursuit for omega-3s as a depression solution has been fueled by the fact that the disease appears less common in nations where...

Healthy eyes are an easy thing to take for granted—until you encounter a problem. Staying on top of how to best nourish and care for your eyesight is key when...

Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers from Harvard published an important meta-analysis on omega-3s and cardiovascular disease. In total, the study analyzed data from 13 trials, including three major...