Two strategies researchers are able to quantify the’ controlling of blood glucose levels’ is through Hemoglobin A1c (Fasting blood and hba1c) sugar (FBS) levels. HbA1c is a long-term marker of blood glucose control which is often used by doctors to monitor how good the diabetic patients of theirs are sticking to their carb controlled diets. Fasting blood glucose is just what it sounds like – what your blood sugar levels are after you have not eaten for some time (i.e. are fasted); it would mean an immediately quick. The researchers looked at twenty eight different randomized clinical trials (the greatest sort of studies for determining effect and cause) and found that fish oil supplementation yielded a wide variety of outcomes ranging provides relief from high sugar levels the 29mg/dL decrease to some 25mg/dL boost (yes you read that right – improve) in FBS.
The findings surrounding the effects of fish oil supplementation were just as thrilling (or perhaps NOT exciting) in that here was a tiny but clinically insignificant effect on HbA1c. This means that out of a statistical perspective there was an impact however, the effect was so small that it wouldn’t have an impact on your health/life.
After doing a bit of more of what I call “statistical voodoo” the scientists summed all the investigation and also came to the conclusion that fish oil triggered a non significant rise in FBS and HbA1c. Therefore not only does fish oil don’t have any affect on blood glucose control it in fact has a minor (very small) negative outcome. As I pointed out at the beginning, I am a big believer of fish oil supplementation and recommend that all my clients supplement with fish oil daily but taking an EPA/DHA supplement every day in an effort to manage blood sugar levels is an exercise in futility.
