补充omega-3组皮质醇水平更低
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先前的研究表明，炎症压力反应较高的人可能伴随更高的抑郁风险，此外，许多慢性病，包括高血压、冠状动脉钙化均表现出过度的皮质醇反应[14]。通过补充omega-3降低炎症反应和压力诱导的皮质醇释放，可能有助于预防慢性疾病和抑郁症，具有重要的临床意义。
不过，该研究的样本主要是受过高等教育的中年超重白人女性，可能需要对不同BMI、不同年龄段、不同种族、以及男性人群的效果进行评估，以进一步确认omega-3补充剂对压力应激相关疾病的影响；同时，本研究仅分析了端粒酶的压力应激变化，未分析相应的疾病标志物端粒长度的变化，也未提供与衰老相关的表观变化，因此，需要更长时间的研究和更全面的数据来确定。
此外，本研究中所使用的是高EPA的omega-3补充剂，这与我们日常接触到的鱼油（通常是高DHA的配方）不同，因此，不同配方的omega-3补充剂（如ALA、不同比例的DHA、EPA的鱼油制剂以及磷虾油等）对不同人群压力应激相关疾病的改善效力值得进一步评估。
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