daily fish oil supplements containing 3 gm of omega-3 fatty acids ( 1.8 gm of eicosapentaenoic acid 20:5 omega 3 , and 1.2 gm of docosahexaenoic acid 22:6 omega 3 ) were found to be effective in reducing hypertriglyceridemia , with a significant mean reduction from 215.6 +/- 92.5 to 156.9 +/- 58.5 mg/dl ( -27 % ) when compared with controls ( 203.6 +/- 46.9 to 204.1 +/- 54.3 mg/dl ) .
C0016157
fish oil
C0020557
hypertriglyceridemia