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Taking 2000 mg of omega-3 fish oil daily for three months doesn't lower a common marker of body inflammation called hsCRP, no matter what your genes say. So, if omega-3s help your cholesterol, it's...
People with a specific gene variation and high 'bad' cholesterol tend to have even higher cholesterol levels than others, and their bodies might respond better to omega-3 supplements to help lower it.
Taking 2000 mg of omega-3s daily for three months doesn’t change your good cholesterol, total cholesterol, or inflammation markers — so if it helps lower bad cholesterol and triglycerides, it’s not...
People with a specific gene variation called PPARG may see much better results from taking omega-3 supplements—like lower bad cholesterol and triglycerides—than people without that gene variation.
For middle-aged and older adults with high 'bad' cholesterol and certain gene versions, taking 2000 mg of omega-3 fish oil every day for three months can lower their bad cholesterol and triglycerides...
For people with heart disease who are already taking statins, taking a high dose of EPA (a type of fish oil) seems to lower 'bad' cholesterol more than lower doses of other omega-3s—but even with...
People with a recent heart attack who are already on statin medicine may have less buildup of plaque in their heart arteries if they take rosuvastatin instead of pitavastatin, even if they're also...
If a heart scan shows dangerous plaque buildup, it’s likely that the plaque will keep growing over time in people who’ve had a heart attack or similar heart event—even if they’re managing other risk...
People with heart problems who take a high dose of EPA, a type of fish oil, tend to have less of a dangerous type of plaque in their arteries over a year or two, while those who don’t take it tend to...
For people with heart disease who are already taking statins, taking a high dose of a specific fish oil component called EPA (at least 1,800 mg a day) may slow down the buildup of plaque in their...
Taking fish oil pills seems to help older people’s memory and thinking skills, even if they don’t have the APOE ε4 gene or eat a lot of fish.
For older people who don't have a specific gene variant called APOE ε4, eating fish or omega-3s from food doesn't seem to help slow down memory loss or brain aging over about five years.
For older people who carry a specific gene variant called APOE ε4, eating more of a plant-based omega-3 fat called ALA might help their brain slow down its decline, but this benefit seems small and...
For older people who carry a specific gene variant called APOE ε4, eating moderate amounts of fish or other foods rich in omega-3s might help them remember things and think clearly a bit longer — but...
Eating seafood at least once a week might help older adults with a specific gene variant keep their memory and thinking skills sharper for longer, compared to those who don't eat seafood as often.
Eating more fish or having more omega-3 fatty acids in your body doesn't seem to help your brain work better if you're an older adult who's already thinking clearly.
Studies show that having more of certain healthy fats in your red blood cells doesn't seem to make your memory or thinking any better if you're an older adult who's otherwise healthy.
Older women with more EPA in their red blood cells tend to think a bit slower, but this isn't because EPA itself affects the brain—it's probably just because they recently ate more fish. Once you...
Kids who eat more fish may grow up to be slower at quick thinking tasks like reacting to buttons or spotting changes, even though we don’t know why.
People over 65 who eat more fish right now tend to be a bit slower at quick thinking tasks like reacting fast or spotting differences, even if their overall brain health is fine.
Prescription drugs for Alzheimer’s often cause people to stop taking them because of side effects, even though they help memory a little.
People with Alzheimer’s who take a high dose of omega-3 fish oil without any extra antioxidants don’t see as much improvement in memory or thinking as those who take the same fish oil along with a...
Taking omega-3 supplements, even those high in EPA, is just as safe and easy to tolerate as taking a sugar pill for people with Alzheimer’s, and doesn’t cause more people to quit or have bad side...
A prescription drug called rivastigmine, taken at a higher dose for a longer time, helps Alzheimer’s patients think better—almost as well as the fish oil and antioxidant combo.