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Higher blood EPA+DHA levels were associated with better respiratory quality of life and fewer moderate flare-ups in COPD patients.
Moderate fish and shellfish intake was linked to lower all-cause mortality in women, while higher unsalted fish intake was linked to lower stroke-related mortality in men.
Higher blood DHA levels were linked to lower odds of having both central obesity and depression together, while EPA showed no such link.
In a network meta-analysis of 23 trials, krill oil ranked highest for knee pain relief on one specific pain scale, though overall evidence certainty was low.
In people with a history of severe hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis on a low-fat diet, a carboxylic acid omega-3 formulation showed somewhat higher short-term absorption than an ethyl ester formulation, but both raised long-term blood omega-3 levels similarly.
Moderate dietary omega-3 intake (around 0.15-0.4 g/day) was linked to the lowest prostate cancer mortality risk in this large observational study, with a possible U-shaped pattern at higher intakes.