WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY ABOUT DPA OMEGA-3
Hey college athletes, don't forget your Omega-3
Almost 95% of NCAA Division I athletes fail to achieve the recommendation to consume 500 mg DHA+EPA per day. Love sports? Take your Omega-3 for brain and heart health!
Omega-3 may help fight against COVID-19
A drug based on Eicosapentaenoic acid free fatty acid (EPA-FFA, or EPA in free fatty acid form) is soon entering clinical trials as a promising candidate to treat patients with symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection.
Effects of seal oil in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Following seal oil therapy, joint pain index, disease activity, and serum cholesterol level were significantly decreased, whereas the n-3 to n-6 ratio both in intestinal biopsies and blood was significantly increased.
21 days of mammalian omega-3 supplementation improves aspects of neuromuscular function and performance in male athletes
Data indicates N-3 PUFA supplementation improved peripheral neuromuscular function and aspects of fatigue with an unclear effect on central neuromuscular function.
DPA shows comparable chemotherapy sensitizing effects as EPA upon cellular incorporation in tumor cells
EPA and DPA show chemosensitizing effects and that intake of EPA or EPA-containing nutrition leads to increased cellular DPA content by elongation. These findings support the use of ω-3 PUFA containing nutritional supplementations in cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment.