Martek and Life Science Nutritionals Announce Nutri-Kids Nutrition-2-Go Featuring life'sDHA

11/01/07 DHA omega-3 innovator Martek Biosciences and nutritional and functional foods manufacturer Life Science Nutritionals announced that Martek's flagship product, life'sDHA, is featured in Nutri-Kids "Nutrition-2-Go" drink for kids. Available at select grocery and nutrition retailers in the U.S. and Canada, Nutrition-2-Go is the first ready-to-drink milk product fortified with Martek's life'sDHA. The Nutrition-2-Go packaging will include the life'sDHA logo.

Featuring DHA omega-3, fiber, Vitamin C and 60 percent less sugar than other milk drinks on the market, Nutrition-2-Go doesn't need refrigeration and has a 12-month shelf life.

"We are pleased to be working with Life Science Nutritionals by providing life'sDHA for Nutrition-2-Go. This drink is a delicious and healthy way to supplement kids' diets with DHA and other key healthy nutrients," said Steve Dubin, Martek's CEO.

DHA omega-3 is a long chain omega-3 fatty acid that serves as a primary building block for the brain and the eye and supports brain, eye and cardiovascular health throughout life. There is a large and growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that people of all ages, from infants to aging adults, benefit from an adequate supply of DHA omega-3 in the diet. Several recent scientific reviews have noted the importance of DHA omega-3 in proper brain and eye development and function, and there are large clinical studies underway to evaluate its role in decreasing the prevalence of certain neurological disorders. Yet despite its importance, Americans have among the lowest dietary intake of DHA omega-3 in the world.

Martek's life'sDHA is unique in the market because it is derived from a sustainable and vegetarian source. Made from microalgae under tightly controlled manufacturing conditions, life'sDHA is free of oceanic contaminants that may be present in certain fish or fish oils. Microalgae are the only vegetarian source of DHA omega-3, the key omega-3 for brain development and function.