Among other things, it's good for heart health and brain function. And, our bodies need help getting it. Chen says, “DHA has been used along with diet and exercise to help lower levels of a certain ...

When it comes to dietary supplements and even multivitamins, one of the ingredients we hear the most about tends to be fish oil. That is likely because fish oil has tremendous health benefits, and ...

Yet according to a June 2022 study published in Current Developments in Nutrition, American adults lack adequate amounts of two of the three major omega-3 fatty acids—including DHA, which is arguably ...

At a time when fat is foe, health-conscious Americans have been purging it from their diets--or feeling guilty when they don't. But there's one type of fat you can eat with an easy conscience: it may ...

It is rapidly becoming acknowledged that omega-3 fatty acids are good for the brain. However, there are two eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Are they equivalent, different, ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nutrients, researchers evaluated the evidence on the effects of two omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), namely eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and ...

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a component of neural tissue. Because its accretion into the brain is greatest during the final trimester of pregnancy, infants born before 29 weeks’ gestation do not ...