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Fish oil supplementation (7.2 g/day) reduces fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia but fails to reverse fructose-induced hepatic and adipose tissue insulin resistance.

Taking fish oil (7.2 g/day) while consuming a high-fructose diet can help lower your blood triglycerides, but it will not protect your liver or fat tissue from developing insulin resistance. Do not rely on fish oil to offset the metabolic risks of excessive fructose intake.

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Fish oil significantly decreased triglycerides (37%, P < 0.05) after high-fructose diet compared with high-fructose diet without fish oil and tended to reduce DNL but had no other significant effect.
David Faeh et al. · Diabetes · 2005

Why this rating

Small sample size (n=7), short duration (6 days fructose, 28 days fish oil), and lack of a starch/glucose control group.

Source

Effect of Fructose Overfeeding and Fish Oil Administration on Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis and Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Men

David Faeh et al. · Diabetes · 2005

DOI 10.2337/diabetes.54.7.1907

crossover · n=7Cited 379×
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