Martek Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financi... ( is a newly formed company that was foun...)

Martek Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

Date:9/5/2007

, is a newly formed company that was founded and

is owned by Henry "Pete" Linsert and six other former-Martek employees

who had worked in the fluorescent detection area. Mr. Linsert retired

from his positions as Director and Chairman of the Board of Martek upon

closing of the sale.

-- New Data Published on Benefits of DHA - The benefits of DHA

supplementation were recently discussed in several publications,

including two that used Martek's life'sDHA(TM):

-- A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

(August 2007) found that DHA is effective in reducing the level of

triglycerides in male hypertriglyceridemic patients. In this study,

DHA alone was effective without EPA, the other omega-3 commonly

found in fish oil, in reducing triglycerides. Hypertriglyceridemia

(high triglyceride levels) in men is associated with an increased

risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Martek

contributed the DHA supplements and funding for this study.

-- An independent study published in the Society of Biological

Psychiatry (July 2007) found a deficit in the total fatty acid

composition of the orbitofrontal cortex and found a selective

deficit in the level of DHA compared with controls in brain

examinations of postmortem patients who had been diagnosed with

major depression compared with controls. These findings add to the

growing body of evidence showing a correlation between low tissue

levels of DHA in neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression.

-- A study published in Nature Medicine (July 2007) reported that

increasing consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, including

DHA, reduces destructive vascularization in the retina. In this

animal study of retinop
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