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Wading Through the Sea of Fish Oil Choices: How do we sort science from marketing?

SPEAKER NAME /
CREDENTIALS

Seth J. Baum, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACPM, FNLA

Director, Women’s Preventive Cardiology, BRRH

Time of Talk

30 minutes

Description:

This webcast will review the metabolism and clinical importance of omega-3 fatty acids, and overview the intervention trials associated with supplementation.

Learning Objectives

  1. Review the definitions of triglycerides, saturated/unsaturated fatty acids and omega-3 and -6 fatty acids.
  2. Understand how to properly read a fish oil label.
  3. Understand EPA, DHA and their derivatives.
  4. Review the largest omega-3 CVD intervention trials.

Disclosures:

Dr. Baum is a formulator of VitalOils 1000 and Treasurer of ISSFAL.