Michael J. Macartney

Senior Lecturer | Interested in performance nutrition based physiology // Omega-3 fatty acids 🐟 @CMEP_UOW 🇦🇺 | Views are my own.

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

@jheilesonRD Thanks for the shoutout Jeff. We've moved most of our posting to LinkedIn now. I'm only really ever on X to see NBA highlight reels now 🤣

[UOW @UOW]

Join @heartfoundation and #UOW researchers @calebferg, @AllidaSabine, @m1kemac and more on 8 September for a Cardiovascular Research Network Rising Stars Seminar to hear about cardiovascular disease research in Wollongong. Register now. 👉 https://t.co/UEAzREaGcS #CVD

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

@DrTheresaLarkin @doctormcdougall Yep, an elite vertical jump height! Must be related to all that stage jumping 🎸🤘

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

@SurfFlexLab

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

Kudos to @Ryan_Anthony__ , an exceptional @UOW PhD Candidate, interviewed by @doctormcdougall during #ScienceWeek on the @ABCaustralia Illawarra drive show. At 37:20min Ryan delves into the benefits and roles of omega-3 fatty acids in athletes'.
#Omega3 #UOWSport #Omegaquant

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

https://t.co/PmkQGcZJ7K

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

Kudos to @Ryan_Anthony__ , an exceptional @UOW PhD Candidate, interviewed by @doctormcdougall during #ScienceWeek on the @ABCaustralia Illawarra drive show. At 37:20min Ryan delves into the benefits and roles of omega-3 fatty acids in athletes'.
#Omega3 #UOWSport #Omegaquant

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

Nice to meet the @UOW_VC as part of the Welcome to University session. Glad to hear that she is excited about the concussion and omega-3 nutrition research @peoples_greg and I are about to start with the #Wallabies & other elite sports teams! 🐟🏉🧠

[Jeffery Heileson @jheilesonRD]

Using assessment criteria specific to n-3 studies, the average score out of 5 was 1.48 (n=46). Only 3 studies scored a 4 and no studies score a 5.

RAFO the rest!

[Jeffery Heileson @jheilesonRD]

Great collaborative effort (@Ryan_Anthony__ @peoples_greg @m1kemac) to get this important info out to n-3 researchers!
A review and evaluation of study design considerations for omega-3 fatty acid supplementation trials in physically trained participants https://t.co/51aKGrRKRA

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

Thanks @peoples_greg and @TeamOmegaPN. This was a real fun study to work on. Plenty of scope to apply similar principles for other professional athletes/teams in the future 😉

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

Nice to see some real-world translatory #omega3 research. Highlights the importance of background fatty acid diet and #O3I evaluation in elite sport! @OmegaQuant @JPolreis

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

@TeamOmegaPN @jheilesonRD @Ryan_Anthony__ Also appears the correlation of injury is closely tied with running distance itself 🤔

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

Interesting work @jheilesonRD & team!

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

New study by @AshEArm & team highlights that even with supplementation there is still room for improvement in provision of dietary #omega3 advice and tracking to help young athletes reach/maintain an RBC membrane #O3I within the low risk zone.

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

New study by @AshEArm & team highlights that even with supplementation there is still room for improvement in provision of dietary #omega3 advice and tracking to help young athletes reach/maintain an RBC membrane #O3I within the low risk zone.

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

Agree. Mixed/confusing #omega3 related outcomes often due to inclusion of studies in meta-analysis that have used inappropriate study design for the hypothesis being tested.

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

This is worth a read!

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

Interesting outcome. Highlights the importance of considering the #omega3 dose and differential roles of EPA v DHA for the #heart. Future work focused on the correction of a nutritional deficit rather than a therapeutic approach is needed.

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

@Ryan_Anthony__ & team highlight "considerable variability in n3 study protocols". Only 1/15 studies achieved maximal score for #omega3 study design principles 😲
Future work needs:
✅Appropriate #n3 dose, duration and composition
https://t.co/M5Znx6AU8z

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

@CMEP_UOW @TeamOmegaPN

[humanOS.me @humanOS_me]

Supplementation with DHA-rich fish oil increases the omega-3 index in healthy adults and slows resting heart rate (control: 66 ± 9 bpm; fish oil group: 61 ± 6 bpm).

https://t.co/lZ74JhLPKH

[Michael J. Macartney @m1kemac]

Nice one 👍 @peoples_greg & @CMEP_UOW

[Centre for Medical and Exercise Physiology, UOW @CMEP_UOW]

@CMEP_UOW via P3R longitudinal study in BMT recruits. The influence of a basic military training diet on whole blood fatty acid profile and the Omega-3 Index of Australian Army recruits. | Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism https://t.co/JX9D0vE3qK

[Team Omega Performance Nutrition @TeamOmegaPN]

Exciting things to follow from @TeamOmegaPN 🎉 Seems fitting that our 1st tweet is a reminder to re-read this excellent review of the underlying mechanisms of action of omega-3 written by our own mentor Prof. Peter McLennan (40+ years researching n-3 🥸) https://t.co/UL7ITrEMqA