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Higher plasma incorporation of EPA is positively correlated with greater gains in skeletal muscle mass in patients receiving fish oil supplementation.
Not everyone responds to fish oil equally. Measuring blood EPA levels could help identify who will benefit most from supplementation, suggesting personalized dosing or monitoring might be useful.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
Patients with the greatest increase in plasma EPA concentration after FO supplementation were found to have the greatest gains in muscle (r2 = 0.55; P = .01).
Why this rating
Based on the same study as N1; correlation does not prove causation, but the biological plausibility is high.
Source
Nutritional intervention with fish oil provides a benefit over standard of care for weight and skeletal muscle mass in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer receiving chemotherapy
Rachel A. Murphy et al. · Cancer · 2011
DOI 10.1002/cncr.25709
clinical_trial · n=40Cited 279×
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