Weight Management
Anti‐obesity effects of long‐chain omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Summary Animal studies suggest that increased consumption of the long‐chain omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, can protect against the development of obesity in animals exposed to an obesogenic diet and reduce body fat when already obese.
Fish oil plus exercise for body fat loss
Fish oil in combination with exercise reduced fat mass by 1.6 kg with no significant change in lean tissue in this well-designed study by Peter Howe’s group at the University of South Australia. The fish oil alone also lowered triglycerides and increased HDL cholesterol – the ‘good’ cholesterol.
