Are You a Fast Metabolizer of Omega Fatty Acids? Lessons from a Legend

It’s not overstating it to say that I have cited Dr. Artemis
Simopoulos’ work in virtually every lecture I have ever given that
included the topic of omega-3 fatty acids. She is an incredible
human being, indomitable NIH researcher, and absolute legend in her
field. In our conversation on New Frontiers, Dr. Simopoulos reviews
those essential truths about the evolution of our dietary intake of
omega-3 vs. omega-6 fatty acids, the increase in ultra-processed
food consumption, and how these play into our health landscape
today. She also pulls on some particularly interesting threads
around genetic variability in our ability to metabolize fatty acids
and the implications of this for inflammatory conditions (of
course, almost all chronic diseases have an inflammatory
component). This is especially relevant for “rapid metabolizer”
populations that tend to over-produce prostaglandins and
leukotrienes, compared to resolvins, when exposed to a standard
American diet. I know her insights will inform how you personalize
your recommendations. - DrKF Check out the show notes at
https://www.drkarafitzgerald.com/fxmed-podcast/ for the full list
of links and resources. GUEST DETAILS Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D.,
President, The Center for Genetics Nutrition and Health
https://tinyurl.com/4x2zahxk Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., the
author of The Healthiest Diet for You: Scientific Aspects (her
latest book), is the Founder and President of the Center for
Genetics, Nutrition and Health, a nonprofit educational
organization in Washington, D.C. since 1990. A graduate of Bar-
nard College, Columbia University, with a major in Chemistry, and a
graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine, she is a
physician and endocrinologist whose research at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) was on the nutritional aspects of
genetic and endocrine disorders; evolutionary aspects of diet and
fatty acids; and the importance of a balanced ratio of
omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease and in growth and
development. Dr. Simopoulos is a world authority on essential fatty
acids and was nutritional adviser to the Office of Consumer Affairs
at the White House. She is the author of The Omega Diet; The
Healing Diet and has completed a Chapter for the Encyclopedia of
UN- ESCO on “Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9 Fatty Acids: Sources,
Metabolism and Supplements.” She is currently Consulting Editor to
Lifestyle Genomics. Dr. Simopoulos has edited over 60 books and
journal supplements in addition to publishing over 370 scientific
papers. She has received many awards, has been Visiting Professor
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