Study finds fish oil supplementation suspicious.

A group of researchers investigated the efficacy of fish oil supplements to answer this question and found startling results.

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The researchers wanted to see if fish oil businesses' pill packaging claims and fish oil levels were true.

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The whole thing was wrong.-

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The study showed that fish oil supplements are as variable as the brands offered worldwide, suggesting the health claims were erroneous.

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2082 of 2819 fish supplements examined by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas made health claims.

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Only 399 (19.2%) of the 2082 fish supplements with health claims on their bottles employed qualified and FDA-approved claims, which is concerning.

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The remaining 80.8% of fish oil supplements with a health claim made “structure/function” claims such “promote heart health.”

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