Why the study?
Does omega-3 fatty acid supplementation reduce muscle sympathetic nerve activity at rest and during physiological stressors in humans?
Population
18 human subjects (n=9 experimental group, n=9 control group)
Comparison
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation daily for 1… vs Olive oil capsules daily for 1 month
Design
Other
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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May heighten sympathetic reactivity to stress; extends autonomic research on omega-3 beyond resting measures.
Does omega-3 fatty acid supplementation reduce muscle sympathetic nerve activity at rest and during physiological stressors in humans?
One month of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation augments sympathetic nerve activity responses to physiological stressors without changing resting sympathetic activity, blood pressure, or heart rate.
Monahan et al. (2004) studied this question.
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