I read about 2 studies just out on how fish oils with their omega-3 fatty acids helps in healing the body i.e. the heart and liver especially when inflammation is involved.
The first study here by the Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition shows that a diet high in fish oils prevents the accumilation of fat and plaque in the Aorta the main artery leaving the heart.
Novel Benefits Of Fatty Acids In Arteries Shown - Science Daily
The second study by the University of Barcelona shows that fish oils protect the liver from insulin resistance do to obesity. Mice with inflammed livers that were given the omega-3 oils improved as their inflammed livers returned to normal in just 5 weeks.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Prevent Medical Complications Of Obesity, Study Suggests - Science Daily