Can Fish Oil Reduce Inflammation?
Studies concerning fish oil and inflammation indicate that the answer to that question is “yes”. Here’s a look at some of the results that have been seen in recent trials. Proof is in the Results In the Physician’s and Sports Medicine Journal researchers published recommendations for doctors with patients suffering from exercise-induced constriction of the airways, which is a “fancy” way of saying asthma. Asthma is an inflammatory process. When the air passages become restricted, due to the inflammatory process, breathing becomes difficult. The researchers suggested that patients should be counseled about their diets and that omega-3 fish oil supplements should be recommended, as there is “convincing evidence” that these supplements are beneficial for general asthma and the exercise-induced type. Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis were the subjects of another study published in the “Current Pharmaceutical Design Journal”. In this case, the researchers were not as firm
