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Why fish oil might help your blood vessels
Original Title
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have distinct effects on endothelial fatty acid content and nitric oxide bioavailability
doi:10.1016/j.plefa.2021.1023376%
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Methodology score · 6/100
Cross Sectional In Vitro
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What’s the bottom line?
Scientists tested how three types of fats affect tiny blood vessel cells in a dish. One fat from fish (EPA) made the cells release more good stuff (nitric oxide) and less bad stuff (peroxynitrite). Another fish fat (DHA) helped a little. A different fat (AA) did nothing.
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Sherratt SCR, Dawoud H, Bhatt DL, Malinski T, Mason RP