Are fish oil benefits overstated?

  A study concluded fish oil supplements do neither harm nor good, but it also showed that people taking fish oil supplements suffered nine percent fewer heart deaths and 11 percent fewer heart attacks. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.

Fish oil linked to brain health

  A UCLA study published in the journal ‘Neurology’ found a diet lacking in omega-3 fatty acids may cause the brain to age faster, putting a person at risk for memory loss and dementia. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.

Fish oil in pregnancy may ward off babies' colds

Women who take fish oil supplements during pregnancy may boost their babies’ immune systems and help protect against colds during the first months of life, a new study shows. Full story