In healthy young men, taking 4 grams of EPA daily for 52 days may help maintain explosive leg power after intense exercise that causes muscle damage, compared to taking DHA or a placebo.

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Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: EPA or DHA?

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2024 Mar 1

This study found that taking 4 grams of EPA daily for 52 days helped young men recover their jumping and power strength faster after intense exercise than taking a placebo, and possibly better than DHA. So yes, EPA seems to help protect power after muscle damage.

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Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: EPA or DHA?

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DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003332

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Taking 4 grams daily of EPA or DHA omega-3 supplements for 52 days may help healthy young men with low omega-3 levels recover faster after intense exercise, reducing muscle soreness and maintaining leg strength, with EPA potentially offering better improvements in explosive power than DHA or a placebo.

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Taking 4 grams of DHA daily for 52 days may reduce muscle soreness after intense exercise as much as EPA, but it does not improve muscle strength or power recovery as effectively as EPA.

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Taking 4 grams per day of a combination of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids for 52 days in healthy young men does not clearly improve muscle recovery after exercise better than taking EPA or DHA alone, and might reduce the performance improvements seen with either fatty acid by itself.

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