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Strong Support
When scientists added EPA (a healthy omega-3 fat) to human blood vessel cells that were already stressed by a harmful cholesterol particle, the cells made a lot more of a protective protein called HO-1 — and this wasn’t just a fluke, it was a real, significant boost.
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The study found that when EPA was added to a harmful form of Lp(a), it made the cells produce more HO-1 — a protective protein — more than when Lp(a) was harmful alone. This matches exactly what the claim says.
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