Effect | Increase |
Trial Design | Double blind |
Trial Length | 2-4 Weeks |
Number of Subjects | 20 |
Sex | Female |
Age Range | 30-44, 45-64 |
Body Types | Obese |
In severly obese women subject to a very low calorie diet, the inclusion of 2.1g of fish oil outperformed saline for increasing the amount of weight lost over the course of 21 days (by 24%) which was associated with an increase in serum ketone bodies.