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It’s been known for a while that supplemental omega 3s are probably best avoided until there’s more data out there. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oi
by dagoat 8y ago
It’s been known for a while that supplemental omega 3s are probably best avoided until there’s more data out there.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-201307126467 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fish-oil-friend-or-foe-2...
Vitamin C, E, and many other supplements have similarly questionable benefits with possible harsh side effects.
I wouldn’t reach for almost any supplement unless a doctor + blood tests + my own research suggested I should. And even then I believe diet and lifestyle modifications could be attempted beforehand.
- copperx 8y agoJust to highlight one of the points in the linked page: There was a recent study that correlated high levels of serum DHA with aggressive prostate cancer. It is not known whether the elevation in DHA from the subjects was due to fish oil supplementation or some other biochemical process. Everything has side effects.