Omega-3 (EPA/DHA) evidence, 2019
Skulas-Ray AC, Wilson PWF, Harris WS, et al., Circulation, 2019 — AHA science advisory on omega-3 fatty acids and triglycerides
- Grade
- Design
- systematic review
- Year
- 2019
- Participants
- not reported as a single figure
- Ingredient
- Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)
- Goal
- Heart & metabolic
Effect
At ~4 g/day EPA±DHA, blood triglycerides fall 20–30% in most trials; dose–response holds at lower gram-level intakes with smaller effect.
Limitations and notes
The triglyceride effect is the best-established omega-3 outcome.