Fish oil can cause weight loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to a new study published in the online version of the journal cancer.
In the study, researchers at the University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada, in 40 patients with lung cancer, small cells. They were all at the beginning of the treatment. Sixteen patients received 2.2 grams of fish oil a day, while the remaining 24 took routine health care. The study, which lasted for approximately 10 weeks, ran until the patients their initial chemotherapy treatments.
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