Papers/PMID:29425187
The Differential Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Systematic Review.
International journal of molecular sciences2018The record
1 finding drawn from this paper, on 1 compound across 1 endpoint, 1 of them null.
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
all-cis-5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoic acid — no detected effect on LDL cholesterol
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence, limited replication or design limits.FindingNull result“In Nestel et al.’s study in dyslipidaemic subjects (~3 g/day EPA or DHA for seven weeks), there was no change in total or LDL cholesterol with either EPA or DHA compared to olive oil.”
Quoted verbatim from The Differential Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Systematic Review.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 7 weeks
- Dose
- ~3 g/day EPA
- Population
- dyslipidaemic subjects (Nestel et al. study)
The Differential Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Systematic Review.2018PMID:29425187An author is affiliated with a producer