Calanus Oil and insulin resistance
What 2 graded rows on calanus oil agree on for insulin resistance, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Each block and row is one graded row from the Calanus Oil page, with its PubMed record.
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Calanus Oil and insulin resistance
2 rows · 309 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
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- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 309
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 266 people (2025) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 43 to 266 people, published from 2022 to 2025: 2 single studies.
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1 improved · 1 mixed- DGrade DInsulin resistance in obesity with prediabetes · Improved
RCT · n 43 · 2022 · Adults with obesity (mean BMI 31.7) and prediabetes
2 g a day · 12 weeks, with a further check at week 16
After 12 weeks of Calanus oil, fasting insulin (-2.9 mU/L), HOMA-IR (-0.9) and a liver insulin-resistance index improved; HbA1c, 2-hour glucose and muscle insulin sensitivity did not change.
Row on the Calanus Oil page · PubMed 35057577 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade CInsulin resistance (HOMA) in obesity · Mixed
RCT · n 266 · 2025 · Adults with obesity and different insulin-resistance phenotypes
2 or 4 g a day · 12 weeks
The effect on HOMA depended on baseline HOMA (interaction p = 0.011); 2 g a day plus lifestyle change improved HOMA in a post hoc test, and 4 g a day helped only people with mild insulin resistance.
Row on the Calanus Oil page · PubMed 40278260 (opens PubMed)