Omega-3 Fatty Acid
Dietary patterns contribute to chronic diseases, lung health
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part Healio Exclusive series on nutrition and lung health. Part two can be viewed here.
Nutritional Supplementation
Eating more fish may slow progression of multiple sclerosis
Individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis who consumed high levels of fish had lower risk for worsening disease-related disability, results from a Sweden-based cohort study showed.
Omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids may protect against several cancers
Higher omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid levels may help reduce cancer risk, according to study findings.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation, dietary intake improve acne severity
An increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids, through diet and supplementation, improved acne severity, according to a study.
Elevated omega-3 levels linked to better quality of life, low exacerbation odds in COPD
Respiratory-specific quality of life and exacerbation odds in former smokers with COPD may improve with elevated omega-3 levels, according to research published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.
Omega-3 supplement fails to improve dry eye symptoms linked to MGD
Re-esterified triglyceride omega-3 fatty acid supplementation did not improve symptoms of dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction in a small cohort of patients, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
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