In addition to its other health-promoting properties, fish oil
can have an impact on weight loss as well. In a study involving
75 overweight volunteers with high blood pressure, high
cholesterol or high triglycerides, results indicate that both
fish oil supplementation and regular exercise may reduce body
fat and improve cardiovascular disease risk factors. For 12
weeks, subjects were randomly assigned to one of four
intervention groups. The first group only took 6 grams of fish
oil per day (providing 320 mg of DHA/EPA per each 1,000 mg
softgel). The second group took 6 grams of fish oil per day and
walked 45 minutes three days per week at 75% of their maximal
heart rate. The third group took a placebo only. The fourth
group took a placebo and walked 45 minutes three days per week
at 75% of their maximal heart rate. At the end of the study,
results showed the fish oil only group lowered triglycerides
14%, increased HDL “good” cholesterol 10%, reduced body fat and
improved endothelium-dependent arterial vasodi