German researchers have discovered that omega-3 in the form of fish oil supplements and glucosamine does more for joint health than glucosamine alone. Findings, which were published in the journal Advances in Therapy, are among the first to involve a glucosamine/omega-3 combination in the treatment of osteoarthritis. This study was funded by Seven Seas, based…
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Fish Oil Improves Lung Performance in Athletes
A new study suggests omega-3 supplements may improve lung performance during training, but is fish oil important for athletes? As a variable describing lung functioning, forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) influence an athlete’s performance both before and during training exercises. In general, FVC refers to lung volume and…
Fish Oil Improves High Blood Pressure For Overweight Teens
Recent studies suggest that kids taking fish oil supplements may see a reduction in blood pressure, in addition to longer lasting heart healthy benefits. A growing body of research has shown that fish oil is linked to reducing blood pressure and cholesterol in adults, but do the same results appear in kids? In a study…
NASA: Fish Oil Prevents Bone Density Loss In Astronauts
Several studies performed by NASA, the U.S. space agency, have found that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may aid astronauts in avoiding the loss of bone density that usually accompanies long-term weightlessness during spaceflight. In several different studies published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, they found that adding the omega-3…
Fish Oil May Be An Effective Treatment For Male Infertility
The study was on mice, so don’t get your hopes up just yet! But it does look very promising… This study followed up on a study of 150 men in Iran which discovered that infertile men had lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their sperm than fertile men. That was the first study of…
Fish Oil Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer
Dr. Sangmi Kim from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina was prompted by some small trials on animals and humans to conduct a much larger study on the effect of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil on colon cancer. They tested 1,503 whites and 369 African Americans, about half of each…
Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oils: A Detailed Review
Nordic Naturals might be one of the most well-known fish oil brands in the U.S. Like Carlson’s, they’ve managed to find their way into many national health food stores like Whole Foods. However, unlike Carlson’s Fish Oil, their fish oils have much higher quality standards. An Omega-3 Fish Oil Product For Every Purpose With over…
Fish Oil: An Important Part of Substance Abuse Recovery
Eating a diet chock full o’ vitamins and nutrients has always been important, but now research shows that there could be a link between drug addiction and dietary deficiencies. Carolyn Reuben, a nutrition expert (and the executive director of the Community Addiction Recovery Association in Sacramento, CA) says that the human body can react to certain dietary deficiencies in a manner that can ultimately lead to mood disorders and/or addiction. She and other nutritionists view omega-3 deficiency as part of the problem.
8 Fish Oil Benefits Proven By Research
A plethora of research indicates that, not only are fish oil benefits numerous, some of them are really quite extraordinary! It seems like new studies are being published every day, as scientists and doctors learn more and more about how and why it is so beneficial. The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are…
How To Evaluate A Fish Oil Supplement
With the recent popularity of fish oil supplements today due their overwhelming range of health benefits, fish oil has never been more available for everybody. Manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon and coming out with a new fish oil supplement every few months. With all these options available out on the market, choosing the right…
Fish Oil Health: How Does It Help?
Over the years, there have been many studies made on the various benefits fish oil offers to our health. But how many people really know just how extensive the benefits from fish oil are? Let’s try to go through the reasons why fish oil is good for our bodies and why you should seriously consider…
What Is The Best Fish Oil?
While there are extensive studies that make it easy to recognize the myriad of health benefits we could get from fish oil supplements, recognizing what the best fish oil supplement is isn’t so easy. Fish oil has been linked to many wonderful health benefits. Some of these are heart disease prevention, anti-inflammatory properties, and ever…
What To Look For In Fish Oil Pills
When choosing fish oil pills, the most important question to be asking is: How safe is this product? Like all other fish products, fish oil pills are subject to risks of contamination. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that the FDA has issued statements asking us to limit the amount of fish we consume. Fish…
Fish Oil = Faster Recovery & Shorter Hospital Stays for ICU Patients
Patients being treated in intensive care units may benefit from taking fish oils intravenously, according to a new study just published in the journal Critical Care. In fact, it appears to shorten their hospital stays! The study investigated the effects of including fish oil in the normal IV nutrient solution for patients with sepsis, a…
Is Fish Oil the Fountain of Youth?
By now, you’ve probably heard that fish oil is extremely beneficial for the heart, especially for those already suffering from heart disease. But did you know that in general, taking fish oil might increase your life expectancy?
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, heart disease patients with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids appear to age more slowly than those with the lowest blood levels.
Fish Oil: Everything You Wanted to Know
We’ve all heard all the amazing claims that fish oil can improve our health in myriad ways. Thousands of studies have been done on fish oil over the years, and there are many benefits that they report. Here is a quick list of the health benefits that have been most studied and proven for fish…
Anxiety? Have some fish oil and relax.
When all hell breaks loose, don’t run for the nearest pint of Ben & Jerry’s! Instead, reach for the fish oil. Preliminary research shows that fish oil may help you to cope with mental stress.
Omega-3 Deficiency the 8th Leading Cause of Death in US, says Harvard and CDC
A new study from Harvard University in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control found that Omega-3 deficiency causes 96,000 deaths every year, making it the 8th leading cause of death!
Andrew Shao, PhD, vice president of scientific & regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), had this to say:
I think this analysis reinforces the long-held notion that the diet has a tremendously powerful impact on health and longevity and that the consumption of omega-3s (along with fruits and veggies) by Americans is far from adequate.
Predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes? Omega-3s Reduce Risk
Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, and it’s a chronic disease with very serious, potentially life-threatening complications. Because it tends to be fairly hereditary, relatives of Type 2 diabetes patients are at a higher risk for developing it themselves. In fact, one-third of children of Type 2 diabetes sufferers will also…
Can Fish Oil Prevent or Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?
As pointed out in the Journal of Nutrition, a number of animal studies have shown that fish oil slows breast tumor growth, inhibits cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body, increases responsiveness to chemotherapy drugs and prevents cachexia (the cancer-related malnutrition that kills 40% of cancer patients). While these results are very…
Fish Oil vs. Flax Seed Oil: Are all omega-3 sources created equal?
If you’ve checked out FishOilBlog.com before, you know that a flood of research published in recent years confirms the heart/health benefits of omega-3s (and you may have also picked up on the fact that the modern Western diet is severely deficient in omega-3s and high in omega-6s!).
Both fish oil and flaxseed oil contain omega-3, but only fish oils contain EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). These long-chain omega-3s play an extremely important role in the normal function of the heart, brain, eyes, nervous system, kidney and liver. (DHA is also a key constituent of cell membranes, especially in the brain and eyes.) Flaxseed oil, on the other hand, contains ALA, a short-chain omega-3. In order to derive any health benefits from flaxseed oil, the human body must first go through an extra step converting the ALA to EPA/DHA.
Teenagers’ Test Scores Soar After Taking Fish Oil
Amazing news out of the UK, for hopeful parents: 184 teenagers aged 15-16 at a school for the behaviorally-challenged were givenfish oil supplements for 12 weeks prior to taking the GCSE (General Certificate Of Secondary Education). This is the standardized education test given to teenagers in the UK. The results are astounding: A total of…
Fish Oil Cuts ADHD Symptoms by Nearly Half
Some exciting new research from Goteborg University in Sweden found that children, ages 8 to 18, diagnosed with ADHD experienced almost 50% fewer ADHD symptoms when taking a daily dose of fish oil. However, it is not currently known how much fish oil was given to the children in the study. This echoes some previous…
Many children rely on alternative remedies like fish oil
Some good news from the New York Times about children receiving alternative treatments. According to a recent government study, one in 9 children “practices yoga, goes to a chiropractor, takes a supplement like fish oil or uses some other alternative treatment.” While the article discusses various alternative remedies that children take, one of the researchers…
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