Nichols Peter D, McManus Alexandra, Krail Kevin, Sinclair Andrew J, Miller Matt
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization, Food and Nutrition Flagship, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.
Centre of Excellence Science Seafood and Health, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Technology Park, WA 6102, Australia.
Nutrients. 2014 Sep 16;6(9):3727-33. doi: 10.3390/nu6093727.
The joint symposium of The Omega-3 Centre and the Australasian Section American Oil Chemists Society; Recent Advances in Omega-3: Health Benefits, Sources, Products and Bioavailability, was held November 7, 2013 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Over 115 attendees received new information on a range of health benefits, aquaculture as a sustainable source of supply, and current and potential new and novel sources of these essential omega-3 long-chain (LC, ≥ C20) polyunsaturated fatty acid nutrients (also termed LC omega-3). The theme of "Food versus Fuel" was an inspired way to present a vast array of emerging and ground breaking Omega-3 research that has application across many disciplines. Eleven papers submitted following from the Omega-3 Symposium are published in this Special Issue volume, with topics covered including: an update on the use of the Omega-3 Index (O3I), the effects of dosage and concurrent intake of vitamins/minerals on omega-3 incorporation into red blood cells, the possible use of the O3I as a measure of risk for adiposity, the need for and progress with new land plant sources of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6ω3), the current status of farmed Australian and New Zealand fish, and also supplements, in terms of their LC omega-3 and persistent organic pollutants (POP) content, progress with cheap carbon sources in the culture of DHA-producing single cell organisms, a detailed examination of the lipids of the New Zealand Greenshell mussel, and a pilot investigation of the purification of New Zealand hoki liver oil by short path distillation. The selection of papers in this Special Issue collectively highlights a range of forward looking and also new and including positive scientific outcomes occurring in the omega-3 field.
欧米伽-3中心与美国油脂化学家协会澳大利亚分会联合举办的研讨会“欧米伽-3的最新进展：健康益处、来源、产品及生物利用度”于2013年11月7日在澳大利亚新南威尔士州纽卡斯尔举行。115多名与会者获得了一系列关于健康益处、作为可持续供应源的水产养殖以及这些必需的欧米伽-3长链（LC，≥C20）多不饱和脂肪酸营养素（也称为LC欧米伽-3）的现有及潜在新来源的新信息。“食物与燃料”这一主题为展示众多跨学科应用的新兴且具有开创性的欧米伽-3研究提供了一个富有启发性的方式。本次欧米伽-3研讨会提交的11篇论文发表在本期特刊中，涵盖的主题包括：欧米伽-3指数（O3I）使用情况的更新、剂量及维生素/矿物质同时摄入对欧米伽-3融入红细胞的影响、O3I作为肥胖风险衡量指标的可能性、二十二碳六烯酸（DHA，22:6ω3）新陆地植物来源的需求及进展、澳大利亚和新西兰养殖鱼类以及补充剂中LC欧米伽-3和持久性有机污染物（POP）含量的现状、生产DHA的单细胞生物培养中廉价碳源的进展、对新西兰绿唇贻贝脂质的详细研究以及通过短程蒸馏纯化新西兰无须鳕鱼肝油的初步调查。本期特刊中论文的选择共同突出了欧米伽-3领域一系列具有前瞻性、新颖性且包括积极科学成果的内容。
