Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So, for women, it took about at least one gram of omega-3 to start to slow biological aging in women, whereas for men, it actually happened at a lower dose. It happened at around 461 milligrams a day.
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So, for women, it took about at least one gram of omega-3 to start to slow biological aging in women, whereas for men, it actually happened at a lower dose. It happened at around 461 milligrams a day.
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So, um, this trial, by the way, was a two-year trial. So, I think that it's really important to keep in mind that you can have an outsiz effect by something as little as in this study, you know, taking, let's see, what was the dose? Um, in this study, the dose was it was one gram. It was one gram, as little as one gram a day had an effect on slowing aging.