05-08-2015, 08:27 AM
Fish oil reduces nerve damage caused by diabetes
About half of all diabetic patients suffer from nerve damage or neuropathy.
A study conducted at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, however, found that Resolvin D1, a metabolite produced by an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, not only stops the progression of neuropathy in mice, but actually reverses it.
http://www.research.va.gov/currents/fall...014-31.cfm
About half of all diabetic patients suffer from nerve damage or neuropathy.
A study conducted at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, however, found that Resolvin D1, a metabolite produced by an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, not only stops the progression of neuropathy in mice, but actually reverses it.
http://www.research.va.gov/currents/fall...014-31.cfm