But...but... but this guy said it was good for us! To be fair I think he truly believes in what he was selling to us. Not the first time someone with sincere beliefs gets it wrong.
Good for you.....Bad for you. Seems we’ve had this with a number of things.
But...but... but this guy said it was good for us! To be fair I think he truly believes in what he was selling to us. Not the first time someone with sincere beliefs gets it wrong.
Best way to get it is dietary.
Ya just can’t win!
This is why I eat bacon, cheese, eggs, beef, pork, chicken, use lots of salt, make iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk, eat potato chips, Cheez-Its, cream cheese on Wheat Thins and pretty much anything else I enjoy eating. And lots of butter on my veggies.
I also take a load of supplements but I’m not kidding myself that any of it will make me healthier or make me live longer. If it does, great! But I don’t expect it to.
Now, ‘scuse me while I take a minute to roll another cigarette. :D
But if that were true wouldn’t we see an increase in dementia in the Inuit and Japanese and mediterranean peoples whose diet is moetly fish?
Just sit in the sun and eat sardines, salmon and nuts.
the original article that this nonsense is based on is:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2274580726000932
and it’s bullshit: no mention of dose, duration of dose, how that was determined [self-reporing?], ratio of EPA/DHA, and whether the ester or triglyceride forms were evaluated.
there are two main forms of omega-3 fatty acids: EPA & DHA. so which ones was the article based on?
further, there’s a big difference between the cheap semi-synthetic ester form and the more expensive, more natural and more effect triglyceride form, so which supplement from was being evaluated? ...
The American way!
Just take a pill!
Fish oil may be hurting your brain, new study finds
April 26, 2026
Medical University of South Carolina
A new study from the Medical University of South Carolina is raising fresh concerns about fish oil supplements, especially for people who experience repeated mild traumatic brain injuries. Writing in the journal Cell Reports, researchers report that these widely used supplements, often promoted as protective for the brain, could actually interfere with healing after injury.
The research was led by neuroscientist Onder Albayram, Ph.D., an associate professor at MUSC and a member of the National Trauma Society Committee. His team focused on the biological processes involved in repairing blood vessels in the brain after injury. Rising Popularity of Omega-3 Supplements Interest in omega-3 fatty acids, the key components of fish oil, has been growing rapidly. According to Fortune Business Insights, these supplements are now appearing not only in capsules but also in drinks, dairy alternatives, and snack products. That surge in popularity does not surprise Albayram. "Fish oil supplements are everywhere, and people take them for a range of reasons, often without a clear understanding of their long-term effects," he said. "But in terms of neuroscience, we still don't know whether the brain has resilience or resistance to this supplement. That's why ours is the first such study in the field."
I’m still waiting for the final scientific verdict on bacon and eggs.
I thought fish, high in Omega-3, was considered brain food.
My cardiologist was the one who recommended Omega 3s for me.
Well, I take those thingies...those, um, capsules and I never had a problem with my memory, not once. Now, what were we talking about?
I didnt fully read the article, but did they talk about the some times rancidity of fish oil capsules after processing? rancid oils consumed are not helpful to the body, even the cooking oils, especially the ones in clear bottles or plastic. We’ve been indoctrinated to think we can have easy convenience with so many things about easy ways to fuel the body when most of it is crap food, like putting wrong gas in your cars gas t
Many many people are creating their own disease by what they drink and eat.
cause or effect? Those suspecting they have problems are more likely to take the supplement, so it’s not a good study.
Under doctors direction I’ve been taking omega 3 for 4 years. No cognitive decline noted. It has stuned my beeber however
Yeah, I don’t buy this.
It’s an observational study, for one. Sample bias strikes me as an obvious issue.
Second, what is the composition of the omega3? If not DHA heavy, I have doubts.
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