Strategies for increasing the antiinflammatory effect of fish oil.
While both animal and human studies have shown that fish oil can exert antiinflammatory actions, the effects are modest and require large doses. The effects may be amplified by modifying the intake of other dietary fats and by making use of favourable interactions between fish oil and drugs.
James
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Morialta Trust Rheumatology Research Laboratory, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Australia.
Cleland
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Gibson
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Hawkes
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005395:Fish Oils; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid