Does Fish Oil Have an Anti-Obesity Effect in Overweight/Obese Adults? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Accumulating evidence has suggested favorable effects of fish oil on weight loss in animal experiments; however, findings remain inconsistent in humans.

Objects

The meta-analysis was performed to investigate the influence of fish oil on some parameters of body composition in overweight/obese adults.

Design

Human randomized, placebo-controlled trials were identified by a systematic search of Embase, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, web of science and reference lists of related reviews and articles. The random-effects model was used to estimate the calculated results.

Results

In total, 21 studies with 30 study arms were included in this analysis. Calculated results of the meta-analysis demonstrated that fish oil had no effect on reducing body weight (overall

SUBMITTER: Du S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4646500 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature