Fish Oil, Omega-3, & Fish Oil Benefits Blog

Predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes? Omega-3s Reduce Risk

marshall — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:22:22 +0000

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 [...]

Omega-3s May Reduce Menopause-related Distress, Depression & Hot Flashes

marshall — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:33:27 +0000

Here’s some great news for women going through menopause! A recent study, published earlier this year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, presents the first evidence that omega-3 supplements are effective for treating common menopause-related mental health problems. The researchers conducting the double-blind trial recruited 120 women ages 40 to 55 and divided them into [...]

Schizophrenia Risk Possibly Reduced by Fish Oil

marshall — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:24:49 +0000

Omega-3 Fish Oils Tested as Preventative Approach to Schizophrenia, with Positive Results I recently ran across a study concluded in late 2007 suggesting that omega-3s can possibly delay or even prevent the onset of schizophrenia in at-risk youths. These findings could offer a safe way to treat a crippling condition and potentially prevent it, without the [...]

Can Fish Oil Prevent or Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?

marshall — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:22:03 +0000

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?

marshall — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:52:50 +0000

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-3s, but [...]

Fish oil may help reduce PMS symptoms

marshall — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:51:23 +0000

To this day, modern medicine still doesn’t know why menstruation is uncomfortable, why it is much more uncomfortable for some women than for others, or why the discomfort can vary from month to month. Ibuprofen, naproxen (NSAIDs) and oral contraception are the current mainstays of conventional treatment for menstrual pain; however, I recently ran across [...]

Teenagers’ Test Scores Soar After Taking Fish Oil

marshall — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:36:56 +0000

Amazing news out of the UK, for hopeful parents: 184 teenagers aged 15-16 at a school for the behaviorally-challenged were given fish 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 can halt Age-Related Macular Degeneration, a prominent eye disease for the elderly

marshall — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:23:10 +0000

A new study publish at the BBC found that twice-weekly consumption of fish prevented those with Age-related Macular Degeneration, or AMD, from deteriorating into the advanced form of the disease. Age-related macular degeneration is an aging disease of the eye that gradually destroys the macula, seated at the center of the retina, resulting [...]

Fish Oil Cuts ADHD Symptoms by Nearly Half

marshall — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:22:27 +0000

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. This echoes some previous studies that found fish oil calms ADHD children, boosts teenager test scores and improves child behavior & [...]

Singapore Prison Studying Effects of Fish Oil on Violence

marshall — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:29:13 +0000

A new study being planned will test the effects of omega-3 fish oil on reducing violent behavior for inmates in the Singapore Prison System. They are modeling a study from the UK published in 2002, where 231 prisoners were given fish oil supplements and researchers observed a one-third drop in violent incidents. This study also [...]