Fish or n3-PUFA intake and body composition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bender, N; Portmann, M; Heg, Z; Hofmann, K; Zwahlen, M; Egger, Matthias (2014). Fish or n3-PUFA intake and body composition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity reviews, 15(8), pp. 657-665. Wiley 10.1111/obr.12189

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Obesity is a major public health issue and an important contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Studies indicate that fish and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n3-PUFA) supplements may help prevent cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, the effect of fish oil on body composition is still uncertain, so we performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and the first meta-analysis on the association between fish or fish oil intake and body composition measures. We found evidence that participants taking fish or fish oil lost 0.59 kg more body weight than controls (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.96 to -0.21). Treatment groups lost 0.24 kg m(-2) (body mass index) more than controls (-0.40 to -0.08), and 0.49 % more body fat than controls (-0.97 to -0.01). Fish or fish oil reduced waist circumference by 0.81 cm (-1.34 to -0.28) compared with control. There was no difference for fat mass and lean body mass. Further research is needed to confirm or refute our findings and to reveal possible mechanisms by which n3-PUFAs might reduce weight.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Bender, Nicole, Heg-Bachar, Zina, Hofmann, Karen, Zwahlen, Marcel, Egger, Matthias

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

1467-7881

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Doris Kopp Heim

Date Deposited:

10 Oct 2014 16:01

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:35

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/obr.12189

PubMed ID:

24891155

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Body composition, fish, n3-PUFA

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.53688

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/53688

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