The Claim
In young, healthy adults, supplementation with a fish oil formulation containing greater than 95% re-esterified triglycerides leads to a significantly faster increase in serum phospholipid EPA:arachidonic acid and EPA+DHA:arachidonic acid ratios compared to a formulation with less than 70% re-esterified triglycerides, with statistically significant differences observed at 4 weeks, indicating earlier systemic lipidomic changes with higher re-esterified triglyceride content.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
If you're a healthy young adult, taking a high-purity fish oil supplement might improve your blood fat levels faster than a lower-purity one — and you could see changes in just four weeks.
See the scientific wording
In young, healthy adults, a fish oil supplement with >95% re-esterified triglycerides produces a significantly faster increase in serum phospholipid EPA:arachidonic acid and EPA+DHA:arachidonic acid ratios compared to a <70% rTG formulation, with significant differences observed as early as 4 weeks (EPA:AA ratio 0.48 vs 0.38, p<0.05; EPA+DHA:AA ratio 1.07 vs 0.89, p<0.05), indicating earlier systemic lipidomic changes with higher rTG content.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that a stronger fish oil supplement led to faster increases in healthy fats in the blood compared to a weaker one, just like the claim says.
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