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

Systematic reviews2024The record ↗

  1. Finding, moderate evidencelowersTriglycerides

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  • Decreases triglycerides

    moderatereplicated ×2

    “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.”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Effect
    −25.5 mean difference, 95% CI −42.44 to −8.57
    Population
    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

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
Participants in 16 RCTs comparing fish oil supplements with corn oil (abstract only)
Participants
not reported
Comparator
an active treatment / placebo
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
4