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ALP Lipid Lab Library

A growing library of the omega-3 research we're following — summarized and categorized so you can find what matters to you.

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Review/News Jan 1, 2021

How Fish Oil May Help Protect the Liver from Alcohol-Related Damage

In rat studies, replacing part of the dietary fat with fish oil helped regulate liver fat metabolism, reduce oxidative stress, and support gut barrier health during chronic alcohol exposure.

Autophagy Fatty Liver Lipophagy Liver Health Metabolism

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Observational May 28, 2019

How Omega-3 DHA and Vitamin E Tocotrienol Affect Fat Droplets in Breast Cancer Cells

Combining omega-3 DHA with delta-tocotrienol reduced lipid droplet buildup and increased lipid breakdown (lipophagy) in triple-negative breast cancer cells grown in the lab.

Autophagy Cancer Gene Expression Lipophagy Metabolism

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Review/News Jul 1, 2021

How EPA Helps Kidney Cells Clear Out Excess Fat

In mice and cultured kidney cells, EPA supplementation helped restore impaired cellular 'clean-up' (autophagy) processes disrupted by excess dietary fat.

Autophagy Fatty Liver Gene Expression Lipophagy Metabolism Obesity Phospholipids

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ALP Lipid Lab Library

How Fish Oil May Help Protect the Liver from Alcohol-Related Damage

How Omega-3 DHA and Vitamin E Tocotrienol Affect Fat Droplets in Breast Cancer Cells

How EPA Helps Kidney Cells Clear Out Excess Fat

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