BDA Conversations - Omega-3 fatty-acids through the Lifespan: Evidence-Based Insights for Dietetic Practice

The BDA is pleased to be offering another BDA Conversation webinar in 2026. 

Low dietary intake of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3PUFA) from seafood is recognised as being the sixth leading dietary risk factor for deaths and disability adjusted life years globally[1]. Whether as dietitians we are providing population level or individual dietary advice to promote health, encouraging an optimal dietary intake of LC n-3PUFA is essential but can be difficult to achieve. Join dietitians, Fionna Page and Claire James, who will discuss the importance and role of LC n-3PUFA in supporting health throughout the lifespan from pregnancy, infancy to older adults. Recommended dietary intakes of LC n-3PUFA in healthy populations vs. current UK population intakes will be explored along with the key challenges in meeting LC n-3PUFA requirements with emphasis on specific population sub-groups. An update on key dietary sources of LC omega-3 PUFA will be explored against a backdrop of sustainability and environmental concerns along with the increasing move towards plant-based diets.

Speakers 

Fionna Page

Fionna is a Registered Dietitian with over 30 years’ experience in nutrition and dietetics across clinical practice, the food industry, and for the past 17 years, as founder and director of First Page Nutrition Ltd., a freelance consultancy specialising in generating, reviewing and translating the science of nutrition and dietetics to support the needs of a range of organisations in the UK and internationally. Fionna is a past Honorary Secretary of the BDA, past member of the BDA COVID-19 Clinical Guidance Group and the BDA Evidence Based Practice Advisory Committee, and currently represents the BDA on the EFAD Codex Alimentarius Committee, co-ordinating responses to a broad range of consultations that influence international standard setting in food and related areas.

Claire James

Claire James is a Registered Dietitian and BDA member with over 35 years’ experience in a variety of sectors including the NHS, Medical Nutrition Industry and in a nutrition and dietetic consultancy capacity for a broad range of clients. Claire brings global expertise to her role having worked in the UK, internationally and lived in Asia for 8 years. Her experience spans acute and community clinical dietetics, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, product development, corporate affairs and prescribing governance. Claire is currently a director of First Page Nutrition Ltd.

Free to attend

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