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Omega-3 and cardiovascular risk: dose and form decide the outcome
The omega-3 cardiovascular literature is a lesson in how dose and form decide outcomes. Low-dose mixed EPA/DHA trials mostly disappoint. High-dose EPA ethyl ester tells a different story. Reporting those together as "fish oil doesn't work" is bad reading.
Meta-analyses that pool incompatible doses produce confident nulls about nothing in particular.
Meta-analyses that pool incompatible doses produce confident nulls about nothing in particular.
Research · Systematic review
Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
EClinicalMedicine · 2021 · PUBMED 34505026
Research · Clinical study
Update on Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Health.
Nutrients · 2022 · PUBMED 36501174