Open Victoria, Australia: Can dietary supplementation with krill-oil improve ME/CFS symptoms?

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Tom Kindlon

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Can dietary supplementation with krill-oil improve ME/CFS symptoms?
Researchers from Deakin University (VIC) are recruiting for their study that aims to address the efficiency of krill oil supplementation in treating ME/CFS and understand the mechanism of ME/CFS.

Patients interested in participating in this study need to satisfy the below requirements:

  • Have been clinically diagnosed with ME/CFS
  • Are aged 18 years or older
  • Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Not allergic to shellfish
Study involves 12 week supplementation, donating blood samples, grip strength and non-invasive body composition testing. Patients will need to be located in or around the Greater Melbourne and Geelong regions.

For more information or to register your interest, please feel free to contact the researchers at Deakin University conducting the study:

Email: krillcfs@deakin.edu.au

Ph: (03) 9244 5207

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12 weeks sounds like a short timeframe. I'm assuming potential participants have normal (that is to say, low) intake of omega-3 fatty acids, so the first 4-8 weeks would be an increasing level of omega-3's in tissue and then only a month at saturation. Depending on dosage of course, which I am just guessing would be on the lower end. We don't know at what tissue levels to expect an effect if there is any.

Of course there are other potential effects of omega-3 in the diet that is not related to tissue concentration, such as interactions with the gut microbiome and epithelium. Krill oil also has some neat antioxidants that could also be beneficial in the gut although I'm not sure how well they are absorbed by the gut and if they have any noticeable effect in the body.

I do like that they will have grip strength and body composition testing.
 
Are patients tested first to determine whether they are low in Omega 3?

My Omega 3 levels were at 3% on my RBC Fatty Acid test. My cognitive function was terrible during that time period 20 years ago. I started taking fish oils as recommended and after 6 months there was noticeable improvement.
 
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