DHA & EPA Through the Lifecycle: What Families Need to Know

More than 40 years ago, research on Greenland Eskimos revealed they had shockingly low rates of heart disease despite a high-fat diet. This led researchers to look further into the consumption of long-chain fatty acids in fish as protective against heart disease.

These new discoveries brought forth another realization: mammalians’ brains are rich in a certain kind of omega-3 fatty acid: DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). In fact, after analyzing fossils experts believe that the consumption of DHA in s...