Fish oil decreases triglycerides

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Pooling data from 15 studies, a significant reduction in TG levels (WMD: − 25.50 mg/dl, 95% CI: − 42.44, − 8.57, P = 0.000) was found after fish oil consumption than the controls.”

Quoted verbatim from Comparison of fish oil supplements and corn oil effects on serum lipid profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

This finding among the 108 findings on its endpoint

fish oil

Triglycerides

lowers

Effect as reported

−25.5mean difference

CI −42.44 to −8.57

Who: Participants aged 14 to 65 years, mostly with lipid disorders, type 2 diabetes, kidney, heart, liver or blood pressure conditions, one trial in healthy subjects; fish oil versus corn oil, 15 randomized trials
Dose studied: not reported

Moderate evidencePMID 38317191 · 2024

02 · The study

Study: meta-analysis
Duration: not reported

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03 · The paper

Systematic reviews

Comparison of fish oil supplements and corn oil effects on serum lipid profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

2024PMID 38317191doi 10.1186/s13643-023-02426-8

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