Taking fish oil supplements with EPA and DHA over time makes the membranes of your red blood cells more filled with these types of fats, making them more flexible but also more prone to damage from oxidation.

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n-3 fatty acids induce oxidative modifications in human erythrocytes depending on dose and duration of dietary supplementation.

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1996 Sep

The study found that taking fish oil supplements with EPA and DHA for weeks or months makes these healthy fats build up in your red blood cells and makes the cell membranes more flexible, exactly as the claim says.

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n-3 fatty acids induce oxidative modifications in human erythrocytes depending on dose and duration of dietary supplementation.

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DOI: 10.1093/AJCN/64.3.297

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