Fernández-Lázaro et al. 2024, omega-3 and exercise recovery and performance

Nutrients 16(13):2044 (DOI 10.3390/nu16132044). Systematic review of randomised controlled trials on omega-3 supplementation in healthy adults. Doses ranged from 250 mg to 6 g/day EPA+DHA over one day to 26 weeks; ~2400 mg/day for about 4.5 weeks recurred as an effective protocol. Found some attenuation of muscle-damage markers (creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase) and inflammation (IL-6), but inconsistent across studies, and no clear benefit to muscle function or sports performance. The authors caution that most trials did not measure baseline omega-3 status. Limited; mixed, mostly small studies.