Human health

Researchers University of Leeds, England found that omega-3 in the form of eicosapentaenoic acid may help reduce the number and size growth of precancerous colon polyps in people who are genetically likely to develop it. Studies involving 55 people who previously had surgery adenomatous polyposis and continually monitored. Twenty-eight patients were randomly assigned treatment with omega-3 for 6 months and 27 others given a placebo. The result is found, the number of polyps increased by almost 10% in the placebo group but fell by more than 12% in the group given the omega-3. Polyp size was also increased by more than 17% among the placebo group, but fell more than 12.5% as eicosapentaenoic acid group, representing the difference just below 30%.