TITLE:
The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation in Bronchial Asthma
AUTHORS:
Uttam Kumar Barua, Pranab Karmaker, Arup Kumar Saha, Md. Merazul Mostofa, Dilip Kumar Ghosh, Kamal Krishna Biswas
KEYWORDS:
Bronchial Asthma, FEV1, FVC, Omega 3 Fatty Acids
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.11 No.4,
April
23,
2023
ABSTRACT: Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease. Allergies are intensely related to bronchial asthma and to other respiratory diseases such as chronic sinusitis, middle ear infections, and nasal polyps. Treatment can vary from inhalers to oral medications to drugs delivered in a nebulizer or breathing machine. Besides, dietary involvement was a significant tool to reduce the severity of many chronic inflammatory diseases including asthma. Randomly assigned, double blind, and placebo controlled 290 adults with mild to moderately persistent bronchial asthma concluded in this study, were subjected to alternating phases of supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C and Zn either singly or in combination. Subjective symptom improvement, pulmonary function, and biochemical tests were carried out at the beginning of the study and at the end of each therapeutic phase. The study findings showed that nearly half of the cases were in age between 18 years to 40 years followed by 29.6 of the cases that fall in age range between 40 years and 60 years. It was clear that all the four supplements (ogema-3 fatty acids, vitamin C and Zn, and combination) contributed more than placebo in reducing the severity of bronchial asthma. However, omega 3 fatty acids and combined supplement significantly contributed in symptomatic improvement (p