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Nutritional and therapeutic benefits
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MEDICAL SPECIALITY


POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN RISK OR IMPACT

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Cardiology

All cause mortality, sudden cardiac death, ischemie stroke, triglyceride reduction (especially DHA), possible HDL increase but generally doesnot impact overall lipid levels in low-to-moderate amounts (large intakes from supplements can significantly reduce triglycerides), bloodpressure and heart rate reduction.


Dermatology

Psoriasis, skin cancer.


Gastroenterology

Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis).


Immunology/infectious disease/nephrology


Asthma, hepatitis, IgA nephropathy.


Neurology

Alzheimer’s disease (especially DHA), dementia, autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.


Gynecology-Pediatrics

Maternal and child health (especially DHA), cognitive (improved intelligence quotient) and visual impact in newborns and adolescents, improves gestation length, size, and potentially a variety of other outcomes, such as postpartum depression.


Oncology

Breast cancer, cachexia (reduces weight loss), colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, leukaemia, melanoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer,prostate cancer, renal cell cancer, DHA-paclitaxel combination drug in phase I/II trials, and may improve the impact of other standard chemotherapy drugs (5-fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide) from laboratory studies.


Ophthalmology

Macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa.


Orthopaedics

Osteoporosis/fracture, inflammatory/joint conditions (arthritis).


Psychiatry

Depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.


Rheumatology

Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis.


Surgery

Improve postoperative healing and other outcomes but may also cause unwant blood thinning if supplements taken preoperatively.


Urology

Prostate cancer, prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia.