International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids

ISSFAL is an International Scientific Society established in 1991, of more than 500 members from more than 40 countries. ISSFAL members are scientists, medical professionals, educators, administrators, communicators and others with an interest in the health effects of dietary fats, oils and lipids; members include researchers carrying out studies on the health effects of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids as well as other lipids. ISSFAL is the foremost International Scientific Society dealing exclusively with the health impact of dietary lipids.

ISSFAL has reviewed the scientific evidence to produce recommendations in the form of policy statements in several areas, including:

• 1) General Statement on Nutrition and Fatty Acids (August 1993)
• 2) Statement on dietary fats in infant nutrition. May 2008
• 3) Recommendations for intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids in healthy adults. (June 2004)
• 4) Recommendations for intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy. (May 2008)
• 5) Statement on the extent to which Alpha-Linolenic Acid can be converted to longer chain omega-3 polyunsaturates such as EPA and DHA (Feb 2009)

These statements can be viewed or downloaded from the ISSFAL website.