Delving deep in search of seaweed’s heart benefits

WHETHER seaweed can play its part in ensuring a healthy heart is the subject of a new research programme at the state’s agriculture and food development authority.

Teagasc have revealed how it is investigating lipids from a variety of Irish and Canadian seaweed species to explore their potential “heart-health” properties.

Approximately 36,000 tonnes of seaweed are harvested annually in Ireland as a carbohydrate and for use in body-care products and cosmetics.