Fish oil

Fish Oil

Fish oil, made from the tissue of oily fish‐such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, lake trout and sardines‐has many health benefits. Fish oil contains important Omega‐3 fatty acids , most notably eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and decosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These Omega‐3 fatty acids are believed to have health benefits ranging from reducing the risk of heart attack and coronary heart disease to...

Fish Oil Monograph

Introduction Many well-recognized problems are associated with excessive intake of dietary fat, including obesity, insulin resistance, coronary heart disease, and some forms of cancer. While intakes of saturated, trans, and arachidonic fatty acids have been linked to the development of chronic disease, research shows omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids, specifically fish oils, are essential in the preven...

Fish oil and plasma fibrinogen.

Patients with cancer have an increased risk of thromboses.2 The mechanisms are obscure but tumours may release unknown substance(s) into the circulation that directly or indirectly activate the coagulation system. This risk may be enhanced by cytotoxic chemotherapy as shown in patients with breast cancer.' Of a series of 117 patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, 10 developed venous thromboses, most...

Anti-obesity effect of fish oil and fish oil-fenofibrate combination in female KK mice.

AIM The aim of our study is to elucidate the effects of EPA- or DHA-rich fish oil, and of the latter plus fenofibrate, on lipid metabolism in female KK mice. METHODS Female KK mice were fed purified experimental diets containing lard/safflower oil (4:6, Lard/SO), EPA-rich fish oil (EPA), DHA-rich fish oil (DHA), or DHA-rich fish oil plus 0.2% (w/w) fenofibrate (DHA+FF) for 8 weeks. At the end...

Risk Profile: Risk Assessment of Fish Oil and Oxidised Fish Oil