Nutritional Study of Fish Oil in Skin Quality in Healthy Women

A Randomised, Two-armed, Double-blinded Nutritional Study of Fish Oil on Skin Quality in Healthy Women

The skin acts as a barrier against the external environment and prevents water loss from the body. Aging is a natural process leading to changes in the skin and fish oil has been shown to prevent inflammation, hyperpigmentation and UV-damage. This pilot study will determine skin characteristics after intervention with north atlantic fish oil.

Women will be recruited to a placebo or fish oil group and be examined at pre- and post for skin quality parameters such as wrinkles, fine lines and trans-epithelial water loss.

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy women in the age of 30-65

Able to follow the following dietary restriction for 4 months (4 weeks wash-out, 3 months intervention):

• Do not take omega-3 supplements
• do not take supplements containing vitamin A
• do not take supplements containing collagen
• try to avoid using skin products containing vitamin A
• do not undergo skin treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy or breast feeding known allergy to seafood skin treatment the last 6 months planned skin treatment during the study period

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