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Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Algal Oils.

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid important to eye, brain and heart health. DHA benefits infant visual development. An infant’s visual development is improved whether the DHA is given by mother’s milk or in infant formula. In aging humans, DHA benefits brain and eye health. The American diet is DHA deficient; the […]

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Conditions: Aging, Breastfeeding, DHA deficiency, Eye health, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Pregnancy

Supplements: Algae oil, Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA)

Foods: Infant formula, Mother's milk

Miscellaneous: Arachidonic acid, Crypthecodinium cohnii, Schizotrichium sp.

Toxicity Studies of DHA-Rich Oil.

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), and a normal component of the human diet. The average human diet contains insufficient PUFAs which come from fish oils (such as tuna), fatty fish, shellfish, marine mammals and organ meats. Increased vitamin E intake has been determined to be necessary when increased amounts of PUFAs […]

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Conditions: Cardiomyopathy, Genotoxicity, Yellow fat disease

Supplements: Algae, Algae oil, Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Fish oil, Polyunsaturated fatty acids, Vitamin E

Foods: Marine mammals, Organ meats, Shellfish, Tuna, Vegetable oils

Miscellaneous: Crypthecodinium cohnii, Schizotrichium sp., Ulkenia sp., Wild animals