Dr. Bill Harris on the Omega-3 Index: Increasing Omega-3 to Promote Longevity & Transform Health

Dr. Bill Harris is the author of more than 300 scientific papers on fatty acids and health. He is a professor in the Department of Medicine in the Stanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, the co-inventor of the Omega-3 Index, founder of OmegaQuant Analytics, and president and founder of the Fatty Acid Research Institute.

Listen to episode #68 of the FoundMyFitness Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/068-dr-bill-harris-on-omega-3-fatty-acids-cardiovascular/id818198322?i=1000534976643

Show notes available at:
https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/bill-harris

CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 - Omega-3 discoveries and history
00:03:28 - Safety of high-dose
00:08:27 - Bleeding risk
00:13:07 - Prescription omega-3 options
00:16:12 - Marine vs. plant sources
00:23:32 - Invention of Omega-3 Index Test
00:38:36 - REDUCE-IT trial vs. mixed results
00:44:56 - Comparing omega-3 levels (vegans vs. Japan)
00:56:12 - Low omega-3 may be like smoking
01:00:27 - Specialized pro-resolving mediators
01:07:04 - Red blood cell width
01:12:50 - COVID-19 severity (reductions)
01:18:14 - Omega-6 to omega-3 ratio
01:23:00 - Prostate cancer
01:28:35 - VITAL and STRENGTH trials
01:32:27 - EPA-only products
01:36:20 - Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
01:41:56 - Reducing preterm birth
01:44:30 - What dose should we take?
01:45:51 - Atrial fibrillation