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Vitamin E may benefit lung health
7 February 2011
Regular vitamin E supplementation may reduce the risk of chronic lung disease in women, a new US analysis reports.
08 September 2015
A new study from Australia reports that an omega-3 fatty acid supplementation of patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis seems to reduce the risk of anti-rheumatic drug failure.
In the randomized controlled trial, patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis for less than 12 months received a high dose (5.5 g/day) or a low dose (0.4 g/day) of fish oil with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in addition to three disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (1). The study results showed that the participants who received the higher dose of fish oil had a significantly reducedrisk of combined drug therapy failure and a higher rate of remission of disease symptoms.
The researchers commented that earlier studies already indicated that the anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatty acids can curb stiffness and joint pain in patients with long-lasting rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the joints (2). In addition, fish oil supplements have shown to boost the effectiveness of anti-inflammatory drugs. Unlike prescription medications, fish oil does not appear to slow progression of rheumatoid arthritis, only to treat the symptoms.
7 February 2011
Regular vitamin E supplementation may reduce the risk of chronic lung disease in women, a new US analysis reports.
19 January 2011
A mixture of essentialfatty acids and vitamin E may make the body less sensitive to a hormone blamed for pre-menstrual syndrome, according to a new Brazilian study.
5 March 2012
Daily supplementation of vitamin D3 may decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases by improving the lipid profile of the blood and reducing the body fat mass in overweight and obese women, suggests a new Iranian study.