Venice Florida Creator of Heart Healthy Cookies Speaks at Parisian Food Expo

VENICE, Fla. – Dr. Bo Martinsen√ and Dr. Anne-Marie Chalmers√ of Venice-based Omega3 Innovations recently returned from Paris, France, where Martinsen was a speaker at Biovelop product presentation at the “Food Ingredients Europe” trade show.

Martinsen, who co-founded Omega3 Innovations with Chalmers, his wife and partner, said the international FIE show included more than 1,200 exhibitors from 65 countries; with a huge focus on nutritious ingredients that aim to improve the health of consumers.

Martinsen presented a talk about the many health benefits of beta-glucan oat fiber, which along with 2,000 mg of omega-3 fish oil, form the foundation for the company’s Omega Cookie®.

“Fiber, unlike vitamins and essential fatty acids, is the one family of nutrients for which the government has set a minimum-required dose of 750 mg to achieve heart benefits,” he said. “Unfortunately, most food manufacturers fail to clarify that all of the more than 250 types of fiber are not equal.”

Only the long chained beta-glucan oat fibers are particularly effective in reducing cholesterol, he said. And, Martinsen said, they also have an added bonus that in combination with omega-3 fish oil these oat fibers seem to have an added appetite suppressant benefit.

For more information on any of Omega3 Innovations’ products, call 866-414-0188 or visit www.omegacookie.com or www.omega-cure.com.

About Omega3 Innovations: Founded by Bo Martinsen√, M.D., and Anne-Marie Chalmers√, M.D. – two physicians who have worked with omega-3 fish oil for more than 15 years – the company offers several varieties of Omega Cookies, as well as Omega Cure supplements. Each Omega Cookie contains seven capsules worth of omega-3 fish oil, five grams of fiber, 200% of the daily value of vitamin D and 35% of the daily value of calcium. The company was named a winner in the category of innovation at the 2010 annual Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County’s Hall of Fame awards. The honor came as the result of being the first company to create a bakery product that contains an effective dose of omega-3 fish oil. For more information, visit www.omegacookie.com or www.omega-cure.com.