Fish vs. Krill Oil, SFA ↔ PUFA - False Advice, Low-FODMAP Diet for Athletes GI Tracts - Nutrition Research Update 9/17
In contrast to the often-asked krill vs. fish oil question, the issue of PUFA vs. SFA seems to be resolved. At least if we focus on replacing SFA with N-6-PUFA well-controlled RCTs don't show a benefit. If studies are interesting, but there's not enough to dissect for a full SuppVersity article, they make it to the short news . Today's installment is a nutrition research update and it deals with (1) the often-asked question whether there's a health- or performance-relevant difference between fish and krill oil , (2) the often-heard advice to replace saturated fats in your diet with omega-6 fats to improve your heart health, an advice of which a new meta-analysis shows quite cleverly that it's an artefact due to the inclusion of insufficiently controlled studies, and (3) using the low-FODMAP diet in athletes to reduce gastrointestinal problems that range from burping to diarrhea. Learn more about various topics at the SuppVersity Apples a day + Lot's...