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 Samford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, the coinventor of the Omega3 Index, founder of OmegaQuant Analytics, and president and founder of the Fatty Acid Research Institute.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Omega3 discoveries and history
00:03:28 Safety of highdose
00:08:27 Bleeding risk
00:13:07 Prescription omega3 options
00:16:12 Marine vs. plant sources
00:23:32 Invention of Omega3 Index Test
00:38:36 REDUCEIT trial vs. mixed results
00:44:56 Comparing omega3 levels (vegans vs. Japan)
00:56:12 Low omega3 may be like smoking
01:00:27 Specialized proresolving mediators
01:07:04 Red blood cell width
01:12:50 COVID19 severity (reductions)
01:18:14 Omega6 to omega3 ratio
01:23:00 Prostate cancer
01:28:35 VITAL and STRENGTH trials
01:32:27 EPAonly 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

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