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    5 months ago

    Who’s taking fish oil supplements? People who are concerned for their health or people who are generally healthy? Observational studies like this seem much less useful than a dedicated study with properly allocated controls

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      5 months ago

      Fish oil supplements come in a wide range of quality, and dose. And for the same reason that they are nutritionally beneficial, namely they are chemically labile, they also can go rancid readily.

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      5 months ago

      Who’s taking fish oil supplements?

      They were prescribed for me when I was getting eye surgery (for example) because the omega-3 fat acids are supposed to improve healing and reduce dryness.

      They are also supposed to improve heart health and lower the chance of a heart attack. Edit: sorry, forgot to add that this article blows that up though.

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      5 months ago

      Vibes of “Mediterranean diet is so healthy! Chug wine, olive oil, and coffee!”

      Turns out it’s better healthcare systems, big surprise. Diet ain’t fixing that.

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        Mediterranean diet has been shown to be a particularly healthy diet by many well designed randomized control trials, not just observational studies.

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      Some people think they are good for brain development. I’ve met some parents who gave their young kids a few pills every day hoping it’ll help make them smarter.