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Improving Omega-3 Nutrition

January 19, 2016 By Gretchen Vannice

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Improving Omega-3 Nutrition provides health professionals with research, rationale, and tools to apply omega-3 research to the health of their patients. Have all your information in one place. Stay ahead of your patients.

Who should have this book? Cardiologists, pediatricians, obstetricians, psychiatrists, ophthalmologists, therapists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitian nutritionists, nurses, and other health professionals.

Topics covered include:

  • What omega-3 acids are and their role in human health
  • An overview of physiological function
  • A review of clinical research findings
  • How to assess omega-3 status in your patients
  • Current intake and dose recommendations
  • Clinical concerns, including safety and blood thinning
  • Dose-response studies in men and women
  • Use of omega-3s in pre-operative nutrition
  • New medical foods and prescriptions
  • Advising parents, vegan, and vegetarian patients
  • New recommendations for pregnant women and young children
  • Sources, types, and efficacy of dietary supplements
  • Forms of omega-3 supplements: TG, EE, FFA
  • Differences between krill oil, fish oil, and cod liver oil
  • Differences between short and long chain omega-3s
  • SDA and DPA, the newest omega-3s

Improving Omega-3 Nutrition provides reference charts and tables as well as patient and clinic resources, specifics on dietary supplement labels, sample meals and food sources and more.

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Making Sense of Omega-3s

January 18, 2016 By Gretchen Vannice

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We like to eat foods with fat and we need some fat. We can eat all types of fat but we need the Good Fats. Find out why.

You will learn where to get the good fats, how much you need, and how to eat them on a budget. You will learn what 5 calories a day can save your life. [See the Table of Contents]

Get information for pregnant women, parents and children, vegans and vegetarians.

Reference Charts to use and share with friends:

  • How much do I take?
  • How to buy fish oil?
  • Where do I begin?
  • EPA and DHA content of fish
  • ALA content in foods

Get access to valuable resources, such as:

  • Seafood guides
  • Pocket guides and apps
  • Environment and Sustainability
  • Learning your omega-3 levels
  • Sources for credible research

[9 Things to Know About Good Fat]

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Testimonials

sonja“Gretchen has produced an excellent practical guide about omega-3 fats. This book is full of easy-to-understand information about how they promote good health and how to simply and deliciously include them in one’s life style.”
Sonja L. Connor, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Past President, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
Research Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Sciences University

penny“The title of this book says it all. This book tells readers everything they need to know about healthy fat. It gives simple, practical guidelines about how to include more good fat in your diet for better health. Following Gretchen’s advice about good fat is the path to better health”.
Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RDN, FAHA, FNLA
Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, Penn State University

bill“Drawing from her years of special focus on the health benefits of omega-3 fats, Gretchen Vannice has distilled into one handy volume the sum and substance of the whys and hows of achieving a healthy omega-3 intake. I highly recommend this book as a primer and guide to all who are seeking optimal health.”
Bill Harris, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Sanford School of Medicine

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