Don't just take our word for it. Here's what doctors and researchers have to say...

2011

Dr J Greg Evans, MD Director of Research Northeast Florida Endocrine and Diabetes Associates note

Below are excerpts from this study report by j. Gary Evans, MD Director of Reaserch.

"As you know we recently launched our intensive lifestyle and weight management program called "Wellness Life!". This is a sixteen week program which provides educational, fitness, behavior, and nutritional support to help people manage their weight and promote a healthy lifestyle to help them minimize or prevent diabetes."

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2012

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 21st Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress
Abstract 245, page 47

“American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is the national organization that represents doctors who specialize in diabetic health across the globe.”

Poster & Oral Presentation Guide and Abstract Book for a 2012 study with Chia cookies and shakes

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2016

Sanford School of Medicine - Pilot Studies on dietary impact of Zack Snacks Omega Rounds

“Dr. Harris is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids.”

Below are excerpts from this study report by William S. Harris, PhD and president of OmegaQuant Analytics, LLC.

"Dear Mr. Ansley, I would like to share with you the results of two pilot studies in which subjects ate your "Omega Rounds" and we tested the effects on the Omega-3 Index (red blood cell levels of EPA+DHA). The question in both studies was, 'Can Omega Rounds significantly impact the Omega-3 Index?'"

"In the first we found a statistically significant 29% increase (p<0.0001) in the Omega-3 Index. In the second, we found significant increases at both 4 weeks (10%, p=0.007) and 8 weeks (14%, p=0.0007). It is interesting that comparing the percent increases at 8 weeks between studies, 6 Rounds per day raised the Index by 29% and 3 per day raised it 14%. This strongly suggests a linear dose-response effect even in two very different populations."

"To tell the truth, I was not expecting to see much of an effect of such a small dose of EPA+DHA on the Omega-3 Index, especially in this relatively short period of time. As I mentioned to you at the outset, since the Omega-3 Index is a measure of red blood cell EPA+DHA levels and since the red blood cell population takes about 4 months to completely replace itself, we usually wait for 4 months to re-test. The constraints of your studies demanded 1- and 2-month testing, and so I was not optimistic. But based on these findings, I think it is safe to conclude that Omega Rounds have a clearly detectable effect on red blood cell (and therefore tissue) omega-3 levels, and that this effect is dependent on both the number of Rounds consumed and the duration of consumption."

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2023

Rittenhouse Journal Pre-proof

"Melissa A. Rittenhouse , Nicholas D. Barringer , Daniel A. Jaffe , Jenna M. Morogiello , Jessica L. Kegel , Beth A. McNally , Patricia A. Deuster , Omega-3 Index improves after increased intake of foods with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids among United States service academy cadets, Nutrition Research (2023)"

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Fatty Acid Reasearch Institute note

Below are excerpts from this study report by William S. Harris, PhD and president of OmegaQuant Analytics, LLC and FARI Professor.

"I recently saw Melissa Rittenhouse’s paper on the effects of your omega-3 enriched products on the Omega-3 Index in service academy cadets. What impressed me the most was that just making your smoothies and toppings available – not mandatory – was sufficient to increase the Omega-3 Index from 4.8% to 5.8%. That’s a great improvement for only 12 weeks and just voluntary use of products. I also thought it important that whereas 19% of the cadets were in the deficient category (<4%) at baseline, only 5% were at the study’s end. Very impressive! I hope you can find a way to get more of your omega-3 enriched products on the menu, on the shelf, at not only the academies, but to everyone serving in our armed forces. "

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Proposed Studies

The following studies have not yet been completed:

Cleveland HeartLab - Risk Assessment

Following is an excerpt from a paper describing Cleveland HeartLab's test markers for Omega-3 levels in the human body.

"Based on Cleveland HeartLab’s experience in testing extreme and professional athletes and given the relative youth of these individuals we find that risk or laboratory abnormalities are generally:
- muscle breakdown and hydration status leading to altered renal health
- oxidation/inflammation leading to potential decreased arterial health
- lipid abnormalities leading to altered cholesterol metabolism and long-term cardiovascular risk"

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Real Life Health Omega-3 Study

"Professional and extreme athletes partake in rigorous training and conditioning in order to achieve lofty goals on an elite performance level. Rapid recovery and improved mental recovery are vital to this process, but is often elusive, as is raising the level of training at his level. Despite this level of training long term health and extended lifespan of this level of athletes does not surpass that of the average individual."

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