Fish and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies

Joanna Jurek; Marcin Owczarek; Justyna Godos; Sandro La Vignera; Rosita A Condorelli; Stefano Marventano; Maria Tieri; Francesca Ghelfi; Lucilla Titta; Alessandra Lafranconi; Angelo Gambera; Elena Alonzo; Salvatore Sciacca; Silvio Buscemi; Sumantra Ray; Daniele Del Rio; Fabio Galvano; Giuseppe Grosso

doi:10.1080/09637486.2022.2090520

Fish and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies

Joanna Jurek, Marcin Owczarek, Justyna Godos, Sandro La Vignera, Rosita A Condorelli, Stefano Marventano, Maria Tieri, Francesca Ghelfi, Lucilla Titta, Alessandra Lafranconi, Angelo Gambera, Elena Alonzo, Salvatore Sciacca, Silvio Buscemi, Sumantra Ray, Daniele Del Rio, Fabio Galvano, Giuseppe Grosso

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Fish represents one of the most important dietary sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are known to be associated with various health benefits. This study aimed to systematically review existing meta-analyses of observational studies exploring the association between fish intake and various health outcomes. A systematic search of electronic databases was conducted to retrieve a total of 63 studies. Evidence was deemed as possible for the association between higher fish intake and decreased risk of the acute coronary syndrome, liver cancer, and depression, and limited for other outcomes (including age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, heart failure, all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality, total and ischaemic stroke) due to heterogeneity between results and potential otherwise inexplicable confounding factors. In conclusion, results from epidemiological studies support the mechanistic effects associated with omega-3 fatty acids from high fish consumption, but evidence needs to be further corroborated with more reliable results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	851-860
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
Volume	73
Issue number	7
Early online date	26 Jun 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2022.2090520
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 3 Oct 2022

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Keywords

coronary heart disease
mortality
Fish
depression
cardiovascular disease
evidence
omega-3
liver cancer
umbrella review
meta-analysis
non-communicable diseases
Brain Ischemia
Stroke
Humans
Animals
Diet
Fishes
Fatty Acids, Omega-3

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Jurek, J., Owczarek, M., Godos, J., La Vignera, S., Condorelli, R. A., Marventano, S., Tieri, M., Ghelfi, F., Titta, L., Lafranconi, A., Gambera, A., Alonzo, E., Sciacca, S., Buscemi, S., Ray, S., Del Rio, D., Galvano, F., & Grosso, G. (2022). Fish and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 73(7), 851-860. https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2022.2090520

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Fish and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies

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