Groups request DRI for omega-3s
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A consortium of nine scientific, trade and consumer advocacy groups tries to raise support - and funds - for the Institute of Medicine to establish clear dietary reference intakes for EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids. IOM needs $1 million to $1.5 million to convene an expert panel to review the fatty acids DRI, says the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s in a Nov. 9 release. Along with the Council for Responsible Nutrition, it urges firms to support its IOM petition by visiting 1www.omega3petition.org. GOED notes that a recent issue of PLoS Medicine identified EPA and DHA inadequacy as the sixth leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It adds that establishing DRI for EPA and DHA could save billions in health care costs if consumers know how much of the omega-3s to consume to improve brain and heart health