19 The UK Biobank Studies

EPISODE #19 - UK Biobank Studies: Fish Oil UseRecording date: September 27, 2022Broadcast date: October 20, 2022                                                           Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris JacksonBackground and key takeaways: The UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource that is enabling new scientific discoveries to be made that improve public health. The resource provides accredited researchers access to medical and genetic data from half a million volunteer participants to improve our understanding of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses. Through the long-term commitment of 500,000 participants, together with the support of its funders, the UK Biobank is enabling new scientific discoveries that benefit people's health. The UK Biobank has been used in several recent studies examining the relationship between fish oil use and several health outcomes. In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson discuss 8 of these studies. To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/