Role of plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids in human nutrition

An international workshop on the role of plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids in human nutrition took place in Milan on February 9, 2000, The meeting was sponsored by the Nutrition Foundation of Italy and was organized by its Sc ientific Director, Dr. Andrea Poli. It was attended by experts in polyunsat urated fatty acids and human lipid nutrition. This is the first meeting dev oted to the health aspects of alpha-linolenic acid, the omega-3 fatty acid contained in plant-derived edible products, as distinct from the more widel y studied long-chain omega-3 products typically present in fish and fish-de rived products. This report, which is based on updated scientific evidence presented and discussed at the workshop, was prepared by the international expert panel. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.