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Docosahexaenoic Acid and Fish Oil: study protocols

15 study groups took Docosahexaenoic Acid together with Fish Oil. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Docosahexaenoic Acid: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Docosahexaenoic Acid

15 study groups in 11 studies say how much Docosahexaenoic Acid participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 500 mg to 1 g, 40% of 15 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
100 mg to 250 mg
1
250 mg to 500 mg
4
500 mg to 1 g
6
1 g to 2.5 g
2
2.5 g to 5 g
2

Dose per serving from research: Fish Oil

9 study groups in 7 studies say how much Fish Oil participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 2.5 g to 5 g, 44% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
250 mg or less
1
250 mg to 500 mg
0
500 mg to 1 g
2
1 g to 2.5 g
1
2.5 g to 5 g
4
5 g to 10 g
1

Commonly used together

12 of 15 study groups took Docosahexaenoic Acid and Fish Oil with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
4
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
4

15 study groups

Study
Effect of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pregnancy on infants' allergies in first year of life: randomised controlled trial
2012 · n-3 LCPUFA group · Pregnant women from Adelaide whose unborn baby had a mother, father, or sibling with a history of medically diagnosed allergic disease
800 mg1.5 g—368
Effects of Varied Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Postpartum Mental Health and the Association between Prenatal Erythrocyte Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels and Postpartum Mental Health
2023 · fish oil group · Healthy primiparous pregnant women aged 19–45 years
400 mg5.2 g12 weeks124
Fish Oil And/Or Probiotics Intervention in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women and Overweight Risk in 24-Month-Old Children
2023 · Fish oil + placebo · Pregnant women with overweight or obesity, enrolled before 18 gestational weeks; no chronic diseases stated
3.8 g4.8 g—82
Fish Oil And/Or Probiotics Intervention in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women and Overweight Risk in 24-Month-Old Children
2023 · Probiotics + fish oil · Pregnant women with overweight or obesity, enrolled before 18 gestational weeks; no chronic diseases stated
3.8 g4.8 g—82
Sex, Body Mass Index, and APOE4 Increase Plasma Phospholipid-Eicosapentaenoic Acid Response During an ω-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation: A Secondary Analysis
2024 · ω-3 FA supplemented group · Healthy adults aged 20–80 years, men and women
800 mg—26 weeks92
Effect of docosahexaenoic acid-enriched fish oil supplementation in pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes on membrane fatty acids and fetal body composition--double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial
2014 · fish oil, women with Type 2 diabetes · Pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes
600 mg——41
Prevention of Potential Adverse Metabolic Effects of a Supplementation with Omega-3 Fatty Acids Using a Genetic Score Approach
2020 · n-3 PUFA supplementation · Adults; age, sex, and health condition not specified
1.1 g5 g6 weeks210
Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids Attenuate Progression of Albuminuria in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease
2017 · Lovaza · Adults aged 36–80 with stable coronary artery disease and overweight/obesity or metabolic-syndrome features; included participants with and without type 2 diabetes
1.5 g3.36 g1 year147
Decreased cord blood IL-4, IL-13, and CCR4 and increased TGF-beta levels after fish oil supplementation of pregnant women
2008 · fish oil (FO) · pregnant women; age and health condition not specified
500 mg———
Fish oil supplementation in early infancy modulates developing infant immune responses
2012 · fish oil group · Infants of high atopic risk, from birth; sex not specified
280 mg—26 weeks—