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New Clues to How Fish Oils Help Arthritis Patients

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Researchers think they now understand the way that fish oils benefit people with rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions linked to inflammation.

The body converts an ingredient in fish oils called DHA into a chemical called Resolvin D2, which reduces the inflammation that can lead to various diseases, the scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and Harvard Medical School explained in their study published in the Oct. 28 issue of the journal Nature…

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