Scientific research supporting the claim that Omega-3 Fatty Acids help Support
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Terada S., Takizawa M., Yamamoto S., Ezaki O., Itakura H., Akagawa K. S.
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Wigmore, S. J. M. D. Barber, J. A. Ross, M. J. Tisdale, and K. C. Fearon.
"Effect of oral eicosapentaenoic acid on weight loss in patients with pancreatic
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of fish oil on rectal cell proliferation in patients with sporadic colonic
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Bechoua, S., M. Dubois, G. Nemoz, P. Chapy, E. Vericel, M. Lagarde, and A. F.
Prigent. "Very low dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids affects the immune function
of healthy elderly people." Lipids 34:S143 (1999).
Endres, S., R. Ghorbani, V. E. Kelley, K. Georgilis, G. Lonnemann, J. W. van der
Meer, J. G. Cannon, T. S. Rogers, M. S. Klempner, P. C. Weber, et al. "The
effect of dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the
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Barber, M. D., J. A. Ross, A. C. Voss, M. J. Tisdale, and K. C. Fearon. "The
effect of an oral nutritional supplement enriched with fish oil on weight-loss
in patients with pancreatic cancer.” Br J Cancer 81:80-86 (1999).
Barber, M. D., D. C. McMillan, T. Preston, J. A. Ross, and D. C. Fearon.
"Metabolic response to feeding in weight-losing pancreatic cancer patients and
its modulation by a fish-oil-enriched nutritional supplement." Clin Sci
98:389-399 (2000).
Barber, M. D., and K. C. H. Fearon. "Tolerance and incorporation of a high-dose
eicosapentaenoic acid diester emulsion by patients with pancreatic cancer
cachexia." Lipids 36:347-351 (2001).l
Ergas D., Eilat E., Mendlovic S., Sthoeger Z. M. “n-3 fatty acids and the immune
system in autoimmunity.” Isr Med Assoc J 4(1):34-8 (2002).
Fernandez, E., L. Chatenoud, C. La Vecchia, E. Negri, S. Franceschi. "Fish
consumption and cancer risk." Am J Clin Nutr 70:85-90 (1999).
Gogos, C. A., P. Ginopoulos, B. Salsa, E. Apostolidou, N. C. Zoumbos, and F.
Kalfarentzos. "Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids plus vitamin E
restore immunodeficiency and prolong survival for severely ill patients with
generalized malignancy: A randomized control trial." Cancer 82:395-402
(1998).
Lee, T. H., R. L. Hoover, J. D. Williams, R. I. Sperling, J. Ravalese, B. W.
Spur, D. R. Robinson, E. J. Corey, R. A. Lewis, and K. P Austen. "Effect of
dietary enrichment with eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on in
vitro neurophil and monocyte leukotriene generation and neurophil function."
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Robinson, D. R. "Alleviation of autoimmune disease by dietary lipids containing
omega-3 fatty acids." Rheum Dis Clin North Am 17:213-222 (1991).
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