Omega-3 supplements fail to reduce body weight, insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity

Combined with a hypocaloric diet, an omega-3 fatty acid supplement failed to improve measures of insulin resistance and body weight in children with obesity over 3 months, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial published in Pediatric Obesity.

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