Fish oil may help you lose weight!

Wow. It seems they can't stop doing research on eating fish, and I can't stop writing about it! Yesterday I noted a study showing that women who consumed fish while they were pregnant had children less likely to suffer from eczema. Today I read an article on a study purporting that consuming fish oil might help you lose weight. This was, of course, in addition to moderate exercise. I can assure you that, whether or not the fish oil thing turns out to be gold, exercise is definitely known to assist in weight loss.

According to the study, overweight individuals who both took fish oil and exercised saw an increase in their good cholesterol and a decrease in their triglycerides along with a decrease in body fat. Now, before you rush out to buy fish oil pills and start scarfing them down like mad, be reminded these were the results of one study, and were "early" results at that.

The article mentions that those participating in the study were overweight, but it didn't say by how much. In other words, it is possible that the benefits of fish oil might be enjoyed only by those who are severely overweight instead of trying to shave off those last five pounds. Fish oil contains Omega-3 fatty acids, which previous studies have shown may good for the heart. Although Omega-3s have been linked to weight loss in lab studies, as noted by the researchers themselves, more testing is needed to understand fully the reasons for the results. Stay tuned!