Health Claims and Doses of Fish Oil Supplements in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

One in 5 US adults older than 60 years takes fish oil supplements often for heart health despite multiple randomized clinical trials showing no data for cardiovascular benefit for supplement-range doses. Statements on the supplement labels may influence consumer beliefs about health benefits.

Objectives

To evaluate health claims made on the labels of fish oil supplements in the US, and to examine doses of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in commonly available formulations.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from labels of on-market fish oil (and nonfish ω-3 fatty acid) supplements obtained from the National Institutes of Health Dietary Supplement Label Database. The study was conducted and data a

SUBMITTER: Assadourian JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448371 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature