Higher Omega-3 Levels May Blunt Air Pollution’s Link to COPD Risk
People with higher blood omega-3 levels showed no significant link between air pollution and COPD risk, while those with lower levels did.
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People with higher blood omega-3 levels showed no significant link between air pollution and COPD risk, while those with lower levels did.
Higher blood EPA+DHA levels were associated with better respiratory quality of life and fewer moderate flare-ups in COPD patients.
Vegans in this Taiwanese study had notably lower omega-3 index, vitamin D, and iodine levels than vegetarians and omnivores.
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.
This review describes how enzymes that build pro-resolving lipid mediators from omega-3 fatty acids could be targeted to support the body's natural inflammation-resolution process.