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Association of Consumption of Omega 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids with Incident CKD

April 03, 2023 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This pooled analysis examining more than 25,000 patients found a modest but significant reduction in the rates of incident CKD at follow-up (defined as new eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) among patients consuming higher levels of seafood-derived omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA). The results showed […]

Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement Use With Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Meta-analysis of 10 Trials Involving 77 917 Individuals

January 31, 2018 Theingi Aung, MBBS, FRCP JAMA Cardiol. Published online January 31, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2017.5205  Key PointsQuestion  Does supplementation with marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids have any associations with reductions in fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease? Findings  This meta-analysis of 10 trials involving 77 917 participants demonstrated that supplementation with marine-derived […]

Determinants of RBC omega-3 fatty acid content in response to fish oil supplementation

A dose-response randomized controlled trial Flock MR, Skulas-Ray AC, et al J Am Heart Assoc, 2013 Nov 19; 2(6):e000513. Abstract Background The erythrocyte membrane content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which constitutes the omega‐3 index (O3I), predicts cardiovascular disease mortality. The amount of EPA+DHA needed to achieve a target O3I is poorly defined, as […]