Dr Karan Explores25 Apr 2025

Why You Should Be Taking Omega-3 Supplements | Prof. Philip Calder

💬 “ Omega-3s have important health attributes right across the life course. They're right up there with fruit and veg”

⚡️ Philip Calder is professor of nutritional immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. His specific areas of interest are inflammation and the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.

⚡ In this episode Phil and I explore the science of inflammation (and why it’s not always the villain) and delve deep into the topic of fish oil and omega-3s - are you getting enough?

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ Whether “anti-inflammatory” foods really exist

➡︎ The lifestyle factors that drive the bad kind of inflammation

➡︎ The best way to get omega-3s if you don’t like fish

➡︎ What to look out for in an omega-3 supplement

➡ Why dry seaweed might be the solution to your omega-3 problem

📕 Chapters

(0:52) The science of inflammation

(4:27) Is inflammation driven by lifestyle?

(6:45) Can foods really be “anti-inflammatory”?

(12:18) Should you be supplementing with omega-3s?

(20:51) Do people with healthy diets still need omega-3s supplements?

(23:09) Can omega-3 supplements replace food sources?

(27:30) Why studies use such high doses of omega-3s

(33:20) Replacing fish with dry seaweed

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