An interventional study of Organic flax seed oil and fish oil in Omega 3 Fat Status, sponsored by Hallelujah Acres. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-02-19.
Sponsored by Hallelujah Acres · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
This research is being done to study the effect of taking flax seed oil and fish oil on blood lipids in vegetarians following the Hallelujah Diet. Omega 3 fats are important to our health and we want to see how effective both flax seed oil and fish oil are in raising your Omega 3 Score (higher is better). The Omega 3 Score is one of many indicators that may show your personal risk of dying suddenly from a heart attack.
This study is being conducted to compare the response of individuals to flax seed oil or fish oil, measured by blood lipids. Especially the amount of the long chain omega 3 polyunsaturated fats EPA and DHA will be tested. An omega 3 score for whole blood will be measured. The omega 3 score is the percent sum of omega 3 fats in the blood.
The hypothesis is that 5 grams of fish oil will increase the amount of EPA and DHA in a person's blood to a protective level, and that 30 grams (2 tablespoons) of flax oil will not change the blood levels of EPA significantly and not change the blood concentrations of DHA at all, even for a person consuming a low omega 6 oil diet and following a vegan diet high in fruits and vegetables.
Most of the testing of flax and fish oil has not been done in vegans. This trial will extend this testing to this subpopulation.
This is the only study on the registry with Hallelujah Acres as lead sponsor.
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All people in the study will use the flax seed oil and then the fish oil.
Dietary Supplement: Organic flax seed oil · Dietary Supplement: fish oil
2 tablespoons of organic flax seed oil are eaten daily for 8 weeks.
Also known as: Flora Flax Oil, organic.
5 grams (1 tsp.) of fish oil is eaten per day for 8 weeks.
Also known as: Pharmax LLC Finest Pure Fish Oil
Omega 3 Score
A finger prick blood sample is analyzed for fatty acids, including the amount of omega 3 fats in the blood. The Omega 3 Score is the amount of EPA and DHA in whole blood as a percent of fat.
Time frame: 8 weeks of supplementation before testing
This study is completed, as verified in Feb 2016. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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