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Article: Fish oil revisited: ulcerative colitis.
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- HealthFacts
- Article date:
- May 1, 1992
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Fish oil supplements hit the news over five years ago when we heard much about the Greenland Eskimos with their high consumption of oily fish and low incidence of heart attacks. Since then, fish oil has graduated from nutrition fad to become the subject of serious research, which shows that the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis* and psoriasis.
The latest fish oil study shows a benefit to people with ulcerative colitis. The 18 participants suffering from this inflammatory bowel disease showed significant improvements after taking fish oil supplements. The study was conducted by William F. Stenson, M.D., Jewish ...