| Snake Oil Supplements [1] has studies to show that fish oil and omega 3 is: - effective for preterm birth - promising for colorectal cancer - inconclusive for cardiovascular disease, low sperm count, depression, psychosis, cystic fibrosis - slightly beneficial for cancer symptoms - has no effect on diabetes, Crohn's disease, asthma, alzheimers - harmful: increases the risk of prostate cancer Regarding coffee, there is strong evidence that consumption of black coffee reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease -- a massive meta-analysis of 36 studies covering 1.28 million people and 36500 cases of cardiovascular disease showed a nonlinear association with minimal CVD risk at 3-5 cups per day [2]. [1] https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-... [2] https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.... |