Effects of short-term oral administration of dietary marine oils in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and joint pain: a pilot study comparing seal oil and cod liver oil.
- 2008-08
- RCT · n = 20
- Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 27(4)
- Linn A Brunborg
- Tor M Madland
- Ragna A Lind
- Gülen Arslan
- Arnold Berstad
- Livar Frøyland
- PubMed: 18374458
- DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2008.01.017
- High evidence
- Clinical
plasma leucotriene B(4) concentration, serum Sigma n-6 to Sigma n-3, and arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) to eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) ratios were similarly reduced after administration of seal oil and cod liver oil.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 10 mL three times a day for 14 days