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Omega-3 supplementation decreases inflammation during pneumococcal pneumonia and has an overall beneficial effect compared to Omega-6.

With news that the Coronavirus has begun to spread across the world, it is important to be prepared and educated on steps you can take to lower your risk and hopefully help to stop the spread of the virus.

Omega-3 PUFA, received a positive recommendation in the Australian heart failure guidelines whereas all other nutraceuticals are inadequately studied to allow any conclusion on efficacy. 

New research found taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements was associated with better brain function in people with coronary artery disease, which increases risk for dementia.

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients with a variety of benefits that boost general health, such as reducing the risk of heart disease and relieving inflammation. Now, recent evidence suggests that omega-3 intake can also fight the harmful effects of air pollution.

Dietary supplementation with DPA omega-3 fatty acids has been reported to enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells towards chemotherapy.

Your body needs both omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. They’re essential – and they have to come from the foods you eat. Each has an important role to play. But, your body can only take a limited amount of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids at one time, and it’s really important to get the ratio right.

Some studies have shown that omega-3 may be beneficial in treating people with depression and some psychiatric disorders.

There are reports of clinically-relevant gains in muscle size and strength in healthy older persons with omega-3 fatty acid intake as well as evidence that omega-3 fatty acid ingestion alleviates the loss of muscle mass and prevents decrements in mitochondrial respiration during periods of muscle-disuse.