Recent publications and press releases
2025
Red Blood Cell Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Biomarkers of Inflammation in the Framingham Offspring Study
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/13/2076
Association of dietary intake of total fat and fatty acids with the Omega-3 Index: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2011–2012
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11821781/
Blood omega-3 biomarkers, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vessel status in patients with type 1 diabetes
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-025-03705-5
Recent studies confirm the utility of the omega-3 index
https://journals.lww.com/co-clinicalnutrition/fulltext/2025/03000/recent_studies_confirm_the_utility_of_the_omega_3.8.aspx
Omega-3 index improves upon the pooled cohort equation in predicting risk for CVD
https://www.lipidjournal.com/article/S1933-2874(24)00293-9/abstract
Bioavailability of EPA and DHA in humans – A comprehensive review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163782724000511
Development of a blood-based lipidomic fat quality score for the risk of ischemic stroke
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23969873251367250
Red blood cell omega-3 status and longitudinal cognition in individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s disease
https://jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-3166(25)00576-0/fulltext
Blood omega-3 fatty acids and coronary artery stenosis: a postmortem study
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-025-02697-1
A Review of the Relationships between Reported Fish Oil Supplement Use and Health Outcomes in the UK Biobank
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0952327825000481
Dietary and erythrocyte PUFAs in vegan, lacto-ovo vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, and non-vegetarian participants of the Adventist Health Study-2
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41045773/
Quantifying the differential relationship between red blood cell docosahexaenoic acid and cognition based on APOE-e4 carriership in multiple cohorts: illustration of an emerging statistical approach
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095232782500050X
Associations of plasma omega-3 fatty acid levels and reported fish oil supplement use with depression and anxiety: A cross-sectional analysis from the UK Biobank
https://jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-3166(25)00680-7/fulltext
The association between plasma omega-3 fatty acids and suicidal ideation/self-harm in the United Kingdom Biobank
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-025-02689-1
2024 and earlier
Pooled analysis in >183,000 subjects from 29 observational studies finds higher omega-3 levels are associated with lower risk for stroke. Read more
Updated World Omega-3 Index Map for 2024 Read more
Do omega-3 fatty acids increase the flexibility of RBC membranes? Read more
Higher linoleic acid plasma levels are linked with lower risk for all-cause mortality. Read more
Hearing difficulty is inversely related to plasma omega-3 levels in the UKBB. Read more
The prevalence of pre-diabetes is lower in people with higher omega-3 levels: A UKBB study Read more
Plasma DHA is inversely linked with risk for total and cause-specific mortality in the UK Biobank. Read more.
Frailty is inversely related with plasma omega-3 levels in the UK Biobank. Read more.
Higher DHA is associated with lower risk for dementia: The UK Biobank. Read more.
Study shows people with a high omega-3 DHA level in their blood are have lower NLR and RDW. Read more.
Study shows people with a high omega-3 DHA level in their blood are at lower risk for COVID. Read more.
Study illustrates demographic relationships with omega-3 levels in UK Biobank. Read more.
People with a higher Omega-3 Index are at lower risk for dysglycemia. Read more.
JStudy shows people with a high omega-3 DHA level in their blood are at 49% lower risk of Alzheimer's. Read more.
Two New Omega-3 Index Studies Explore Benefits for Immunity and Cell Membrane Integrity in Healthy People. Read more.
A healthier neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio is associated with a higher Omega-3 Index. Read more.
A healthier red blood cell distribution width is associated with a higher Omega-3 Index. Read more.
Higher levels of omega-3 acids in the blood increases life expectancy by almost five years. Read more.
Omega-3 Index is a strong predictor of premature death. Read more.
Pilot study suggests link between Omega-3 index and risk for death from COVID-19. Read more (updated release Jan 25, 2021). Read more (original release January 12, 2021).
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Raise Bad Cholesterol Levels. Read more.
FARI Publishes New Research on Omega-3s and Heart Rate Recovery. Read more.