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Fish Oil Supplements & Death from Heart Disease and Any Cause

January 10, 2022

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...

New Research Highlights Omega-3 as Top Mental Health Nutrients… and Not a Moment Too Soon

January 10, 2022

World Psychiatry published a meta-analysis of randomized controls trials using nutrient supplements as treatment for mental disorders in which they singled out omega-3s as being in the best position to...

11 Myths About Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements

January 07, 2022

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, fish oil is now the most commonly used non-vitamin, non-mineral supplement in the USA . But just as omega-3 fish oil has...

What is the Omega-3 Index?

January 07, 2022

The Omega-3 Index is actually two things. Most important, it is a risk factor for heart disease, just like cholesterol. But it is also an actual test you can take...

DHA Deficit in Bipolar Disorder

January 07, 2022

Bipolar disorder is a disorder of the brain that is characterized by periods of depression and mania. Like many brain-related diseases such as depression and ADHD, there is a hypothesis...