That product was chemically changed in a minor way so they could patent it. A patent means $$ to a drug company.
But it remains EPA. (esterified). Lovaza is an ester form too.
Fish oil has EPA and DHA in it. The DHA has some use for nerves and the brain. I agree with Janie that it is just a freebie of nothing new.
They claim that DHA raises LDL's , so this has been made to exclude DHA.
http://www.vascepa.com/different.html
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In studies that directly compared DHA and EPA, mean placebo-corrected triglyceride levels decreased by 22.4% and 15.6%, respectively. In head-to-head comparisons, DHA increased LDL cholesterol by 2.6% whereas EPA decreased LDL cholesterol by 0.7%. In trials comparing each agent alone,
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/743305
DHA probably has this small action to move cholesterol into the nervous system where it has important uses. Human breast milk is high in cholesterol because babies need it to continue to form the brain and nervous system.
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/fee...in-development
Adults to still repair the brain cells, so DHA is useful beyond infancy.
This whole product looks rather like the "emperor's new clothes" to me.
Who is Amarin corp?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarin_Corporation
Amarin's stock price is $2.52 currently. So expect doctors to be heavily detailed by sales reps to sell this product.
There are no natural forms of long chain EFAs, that exclude DHA... Hmmmmm... "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!"
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