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Omega-3 oils EPA and DHA differ in actions that tackle inflammation: Study – NutraIngredients.com

Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), appear to work differently when tackling chronic inflammation, a new…

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The research team found that not only did DHA have a stronger anti-inflammatory effect than EPA, the fatty acid also reduced levels of an anti-inflammatory protein, whereas EPA did not.
Writing in the journal Atherosclerosis, the team also discovered that EPA improved the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory proteins.
In our bodies, there is always this balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory proteins, and we found EPA was better than DHA at enhancing that balance, explains…

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