People with a higher omega-3 index with a lower probability of dying due to Covid-19, suggest new study findings.
Researchers with the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and colleagues at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Orange County, CA, published the first direct evidence that blood omega-3 levels may increase reduce the risk of death from Covid-19. infection.
The report was published in the journal ‘Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids’.
Several papers in the medical literature consider that omega-3 fatty acids should have beneficial effects in patients with Covid-19 disease, but to date, peer-reviewed studies have not been published. support that view.
This study included one hundred patients admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 where ingested blood samples were stored. Clinical results for these patients were obtained and blood was screened for OmegaQuant Analytics (O3I, EPA DHA levels of red blood cells) at OmegaQuant Analytics (Sioux Falls, SD). Fourteen of the patients died.
One hundred patients were placed in four-quarters according to their O3I, with 25 percent of patients in each quarter. One death was in the top quartile (i.e., 1 death out of 25 patients with O3I> 5.7 percent), with 13 deaths in the remaining patients (i.e., 13 deaths out of 75 patients with O3I <5.7 percent).
In age- and gender-adjusted reversal analyzes, those in the top quartile (O3I> 5.7 percent) were 75 percent more likely to die compared to those in the bottom three quarters (p = 0.07 ). In other words, the risk of death for death was approximately four times higher in those with lower O3I (<5.7 percent) compared with those with higher levels.
“Although they do not meet the usual statistical thresholds, this pilot study – along with several lines of evidence regarding the anti-inflammatory effects of EPA and DHA – strongly suggests that these available marine fatty acids may be receiving nutrition helped reduce the risk for adverse outcomes in Covid- 19 patients. There is a clear need for larger studies to confirm these initial conclusions, “said Arash Asher, MD, lead author of this study.
Agreeing with Dr. Asher, a cartography researcher and co-developer with Dr. Harris of the Omega-3 Index, said Clemens von Schacky, MD, (CEO, Omegametrix GmbH, Martinsried, Germany, and not involved in the study), “Asher has et al confirmed that Omega Index could -3 low may be a powerful predictor of death from COVID-19. While encouraging, it is clear that their results need to be replicated. “
Omega-3 expert James H. O’Keefe, Jr., MD, (Director of Preventive Psychology, Saint Luke’s Central American Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, and also not involved in the study), noted “An inflammatory response extreme, “referred to as ‘storm cytokine,’ a primary mediator of severe Covid-19 disease. Omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) have strong anti-inflammatory activities, and this pilot study provides evidence that these fatty acids may be harmful. Covid-19 cytokine storm. “
The FARI research team is currently seeking funding to expand on these preconceptions. Individuals and organizations wishing to support this research are encouraged to visit the FARI grants page.
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