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Dairy Council

UU Nutrition Lecture

Annual Nutrition Lecture 2017

‘Omega–3 fatty acids: fact or fiction?’

Pictured L to R: Professor Carol Curran, Professor Victor Gault and Professor Helene McNulty, Ulster University; Mark Blelock, Dairy Council Chairman; Professor Philip C Calder and Professor Sean Strain, Ulster University.

This year’s Annual Dairy Council Nutrition Lecture at Ulster University was given by Professor Philip C Calder, Professor of Immunology at the University of Southampton. 

Professor Calder spoke to an audience of more than 140 academics, nutrition students and health professionals on ‘Omega–3 fatty acids: fact or fiction?’

Professor Calder highlighted current research on the health benefits of omega–3 fatty acids particularly their potential clinical benefits for cardiovascular disease.  

Download a summary of Professor Calder’s Lecture here.