Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
What people read
Posts online say that Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) helps with Tuberculosis.
What has been studied
- 1In people
- 5In animals
- 1Only in the lab
What the studies found
Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) has been studied in people with Tuberculosis, but not in randomised trials.
We found 9 published papers on Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) and Tuberculosis. They were published between 1956 and 2026.
1 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 1 are reviews, 5 are studies in animals and 1 are studies only in the lab.
The most important ones are listed under Sources.
What this means for you: A study in people is not proof that it helps you. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- Role of combined zinc, vitamin A, and fish oil supplementation in childhood tuberculosis.2013 · Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health · Study in people
- Iron Supplementation and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Tuberculosis: Friend or Foe?2026 · Biology (Basel) · Review
- Long-term omega-3 fatty acids modulate immune responses more effectively than ibuprofen in Mtb-infected mice: An in silico functional analysis approach.2025 · Int Immunopharmacol · In animals
- Longer-Term Omega-3 LCPUFA More Effective Adjunct Therapy for Tuberculosis Than Ibuprofen in a C3HeB/FeJ Tuberculosis Mouse Model.2021 · Front Immunol · In animals
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Iron Supplementation Alone, but Not in Combination, Lower Inflammation and Anemia of Infection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Mice.2020 · Nutrients · In animals
- Transgenic mice enriched in omega-3 fatty acids are more susceptible to pulmonary tuberculosis: impaired resistance to tuberculosis in fat-1 mice.2010 · J Infect Dis · In animals
- Effects of omega-3 and -6 fatty acids on Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages and in mice.2008 · Microbes Infect · In animals
- Incorporation of a dietary omega 3 fatty acid impairs murine macrophage responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.2010 · PLoS One · In the lab
- [Non-specific desensibilization therapy of scrofulous keratoconjunctivitis with colloidal sulfur solution in fish oil].1956 · Khirurgiia (Sofiia) · Other paper