OmegaMatters
OmegaMatters is an educational podcast hosted by Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris that focuses on all things omegas. With the help of their guests, they will try and put some of the most important research studies into context. They will focus mainly on omega-3 fatty acids, but from time to time will explore other corners of the fatty acid world.
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OmegaMatters
25 Omega-3 DHA and Infant Development
EPISODE #25 - Omega-3 DHA & and the Infant Brain
Recording date: March 17, 2023
Broadcast date: May 2, 2023
Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson
Guests: Drs. Kathleen Gustafson & Danielle Christifano
Background 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.
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