The Omega3 PUFA's found in Fishoil (Specifically DHA) have many benefits. But the key one, as mentioned, is the balancing of the Omega6 : Omega3 ratio found in

The Omega3 PUFA's found in Fishoil (Specifically DHA) have many benefits. But the key one, as mentioned, is the balancing of the Omega6 : Omega3 ratio found in our diets. The Omega6 PUFA, another essential fatty acid is pro-inflammatory and over consumed these days. This is due to mainly the consumption of the vegetable franken-oils and the consumption of grain fed meats. Where we should actually have a ratio of omega6:omega3 of roughly 2-3:1, most people actually have ratios somewhere in the order of 30:1. Now eating a diet with little vegetable oils and opting for grass fed meat, you are able to bring your Omega6 consumption down drastically, which, with some fresh wild caught salmon every now and then will remove the need for you to supplement. But unfortunately, we cant do that all the time, so every now and then its good to take some fishoil. Anyway some studies: [1] http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/70/3/560S http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/70/3/560S [2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18370801 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18370801 [3] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17607361 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17607361 [4] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18483335?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=4&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18483335?ordinalpos=1&#38... If you jump on Pubmed or DailyScience and search for omega3, you will find a plethora of studies.