Are omega-3 supplements as beneficial as researchers once believed? Not when it comes to inflammation, a new study suggests.

The new research, which drew from the VITAL study, aimed to determine the biomarker levels of several inflammation indicators in people either taking or not taking vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid supplements, or fish oil.

After 1 year, the study found no marked difference in levels between the two groups.

Dr. Karen Costenbader — the director of the Lupus Program in the Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA — is the corresponding author of the study.

The results now appear in the journal Clinical Chemistry.

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