"Supplements Don't Reduce Risk Of Dying; Why Does 'It Couldn't Hurt' Create A $30 Billion Industry?"
"Fish oil as a supplement remains a hot mess. This study shows a very small effect with little certainty that it is correct. But a recent trial of a highly purified form of fish oil, icosapent ethyl [3], showed a 25% improvement in cardiovascular outcomes. But this is not a Supplement, it is a prescribed, FDA regulated, medication; and its efficacy was shown for those patients know cardiovascular disease or diabetes, on a statin, with elevated triglycerides and involved doses of fish oil four-fold greater than found in supplements."
Study vs Trial
This is consistent with FDA labeling of Omega 3's May, May, May, .....