Omega-3 Research & News

Higher Omega-3 EPA Blood Levels More Important Than Lowering Triglycerides, According to REDUCE-IT Researchers

January 10, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

Last week, the American College of Cardiology issued a press release stating that the striking reductions in cardiovascular events and deaths observed in the REDUCE-IT study were highly correlated with...

Fish Oil Supplements & Death from Heart Disease and Any Cause

January 10, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

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...

Those in Early Stages of Atherosclerosis Have a Low Omega-3 Index

January 10, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

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.

Successful Omega-3 Studies Continue to Generate New Findings

January 10, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

REDUCE-IT, VITAL and ASCEND are the studies that keep on giving. All published about a year ago, new findings generated from these studies continue to lift omega-3s, especially with regard...

New Meta-Analysis on Omega-3s & Heart Health Focuses on Dose

January 10, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

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...

New Research Shows Another Way Omega-3s Help the Heart

January 07, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

Chances are you know someone who has a heart issue, whether they have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or have developed more advanced forms of disease like atherosclerosis —also called...

What does a nutrient have to do to get some respect around here?

January 07, 2022Ballstad NO Staff Account

The study, which comes from the Cochrane Collaboration, produced a 730-page report titled, “Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.” This meta-analysis — which itself is...