25 Omega-3 DHA and Infant Development

EPISODE #25 - Omega-3 DHA & and the Infant BrainRecording date: March 17, 2023Broadcast date: May 2, 2023 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris JacksonGuests: Drs. Kathleen Gustafson & Danielle ChristifanoBackground and key takeaways: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson speak with Drs. Kathleen Gustafson and Danielle Christifano, from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Drs. Harris and Jackson came to know them through the work with Susan Carlson's lab, whom they’ve interviewed before about studying DHA in pregnancy. Kathleen was the director of the Neurophysiology core at the Hoglund Brain Imaging Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center until she recently retired. And she has expertise in neurophysiologic measurements, vision, retina, signal processing, and has collaborated on several nutrition studies. She also holds two patents related to human retinal dystrophin, and two patents related to the nutritional needs of premature infants. Dr. Christifano, or Danielle is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, where she studies the influence of nutrition on neurophysiological outcomes in mothers and children using techniques available at the Hoglund Imaging Center. And she also has a keen interest in improving the accessibility of prenatal nutrition recommendations, including Omega-3 in clinical settings. In this episode, they talk about the importance of DHA, especially for pregnant women who don’t get enough in their diets and how that can impact infant neurodevelopment and preterm birth risk. 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/