Research on omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) has grown exponentially since researchers from Denmark visited Greenland in 1970 to study why the cardiovascular mortality among the Inuit population was considerably lower than in the Western countries. 6 The researchers related their findings to the diet of the Inuit, which consisted mainly of fish and meat from seals, whales, sea birds, and fur-bearing animals. These foods contain large amounts of n-3 PUFAs. 6 In the following decades, the health effects of n-3 PUFAs were studied extensively, covering almost all medical conditions, including