Do Omega-3 fish oils improve athletic performance?
I read an article that says Omega-3 fish oils improve athletic performance:
Here's an excerpt:
To improve athletic performance, eight capsules (each containing one gram of fish oil) has been taken by mouth daily for eight weeks. Fish oil capsules containing 3.2 grams of EPA plus 2.2 grams of DHA have been taken by mouth daily for three weeks.
I'm wondering has anyone taken them for any extended period of time and if so, have you seen any actual improvement in performance, in any way?
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Fish oil is a fairly common supplement in the fitness world, up there with protein powders and creatine. But similar to those other two, the effects are slight and not really detectable day-to-day.
Fish oils are being studied constantly, and at best they get a marginal stamp of approval. I don't think anyone (beyond supplement sales folks) are going to say they're absolutely necessary for a long and healthy life, but I also don't think anyone can just dismiss studies that end up with some rather blunt language:
The results of prospective cohort studies indicate that consuming fish
or fish oil containing the n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is associated with decreased
cardiovascular death...
Fish oil falls into the category (for me) of car oil changes. You're not going to feel any differences after an oil and filter change, but in the long run you're delaying and/or minimizing other problems.
It's definitely something to keep watching the news for; it's something that's getting studied frequently so today's data will be only part of the story next year.
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