Claim: Climate Change Could Lead to A Dramatic Temperature-Linked Decrease in Essential Omega-3 Fatty Acids, According to New Study
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[ok, ok, I think this one might win an award for speculative fiction-cr]
Henry Holm extracting lipids
IMAGE: MIT-WHOI JOINT PROGRAM STUDENT HENRY HOLM PUMPING SEAWATER FOR LIPID SAMPLES FROM BENEATH SEA ICE ON THE WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA, 2018. THIS IS FOR A WHOI-LED STUDY THAT CONDUCTED A GLOBAL SURVEY OF LIPIDS IN THE OCEAN IN ORDER TO ANALYZE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS. view more
CREDIT: IMAGE CREDIT: BENJAMIN VAN MOOY / © WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
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The effects of global climate change already are resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, among other threats.
Now, the first-ever survey of planktonic lipids in the global ocean predicts a temperature-linked decrease in the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids, an important subset of lipid molecules.
A significant implication of the survey is that as global warming proceeds, there will be fewer and fewer omega-3 fatty acids produced by plankton at the base of the food web, which will mean less omega-3 fatty acids available for fish and for people. Omega-3 fatty acid is an essential fat that the human body cannot produce on its own, and is widely regarded as a “good” fat that link seafood consumption to heart health.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/06/24/claim-climate-change-could-lead-to-a-dramatic-temperature-linked-decrease-in-essential-omega-3-fatty-acids-according-to-new-study/
