A typical American diet corresponds to an omega-3 index of about 4%, which is considered low compared to countries like Japan with an average index of 10-11%.

“So, first of all um standard American diet has omega-3 index of 5%. Japan, by contrast, has an omega-3 index of around 10 to 11%. Big big difference there. And they also have about a 5year increased life expectancy compared to people in the US.”

“Interestingly, in Japan, the average omega-3 intake (mostly from fish) is >8% and the expected life expectancy is ∼5 years longer than it is in the United States where the average omega-3 intake is ∼5%.”

“So, a typical American diet is they have about a 4% omega-3 index. And that's kind of low, especially if you compare it to other countries like Japan where their average omega-3 index is like 10% or 11% or something, much higher.”

“interestingly in japan people have a five-year increased life expectancy compared to united states and they also have an omega-3 index greater than eight percent”

“in Japan their life expectancy on average is about five years longer than in the in the United States our average life expectancy is five years less here than in Japan and they happen to have an omega-3 index in general above 8 %c whereas again I mentioned we're below 5%”

“In Japan, their average omega-3 index is 10%. So they're in that high omega-3 index range. In the United States, our omega-3 index on average is about 5%. So we're pretty close to that 4% which is the low range. And if you look at the difference in life expectancy between people that are in the United States versus people that live in Japan, it's about 5year difference.”