The Claim

Supplementation with structured triglycerides or physical mixtures of EPA increases the EPA/AA ratio in healthy young men, and this increase is attributable to EPA intake regardless of molecular structure.

Source: Effects of eight weeks of eicosapentaenoic acid and medium-chain triacylglycerol structured lipid intake on EPA/AA ratio and muscle performance in young men

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Taking EPA in either structured triglyceride or mixed form raises the ratio of EPA to AA in the blood of healthy young men, and the effect depends on how much EPA is consumed, not how it is chemically arranged.

See the scientific wording

The EPA/AA ratio increases significantly with both structured triglyceride and physical mixture supplementation in healthy young men, indicating that EPA intake alone, regardless of molecular structure, elevates this biomarker.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of eight weeks of eicosapentaenoic acid and medium-chain triacylglycerol structured lipid intake on EPA/AA ratio and muscle performance in young men

    The study found that when EPA is chemically bonded to other fats in a specific way, it raises a certain health marker more than when EPA is just mixed in with those fats. This means the way EPA is structured matters—it’s not the same no matter how you take it.

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