Naber F B, Oudkerk Pool M, Teerlink T, Popp-Snijders C, Gans R O, Bilo H J
Afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1992 Aug 1;136(31):1511-4.
To study the effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on lipid profile in hypertriglyceridaemic patients.
General practice.
Prospective, double blind study of 12 weeks' duration.
Eight patients received fish oil (1800 mg C20: 5 omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 1200 mg C22:6 omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Nine patients received corn oil (3000 mg C18: 2 omega-6 linoleic acid daily).
Lipid profile analysis showed a decrease in triglyceride levels after fish oil supplementation. An unexpected and unexplained finding was the rise in total cholesterol and LDH cholesterol with corn oil supplementation.
Fish oil causes a decrease in triglyceride levels in hypertriglyceridaemic patients.