BOSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Fish body oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, U.S. researchers say.
"While prior animal studies found fish oil increased circulating adiponectin, similar effects in humans was not established," lead author Jason Wu of the Harvard School of Public Health said in a statement. "By reviewing evidence from existing randomized clinical trials, we found fish oil supplementation caused modest increases in adiponectin in the blood of humans."