date:Jun 22, 2012
the cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) also decreased by 0.2% and 2.3% in the low- and high-dose groups, respectively. The placebo group's TNF-alpha increased by an average of 12%.
This is the first study to show that omega-3 supplementation leads to changes in inflammatory markers in the blood in overweight but otherwise healthy people. In terms of regulating inflammation when people are already healthy, this is an important study, in that it suggests one way to keep them healthy