6 min read For years, fish oil supplements were lauded for its wide range of health benefits ranging from thicker hair to a stronger heart. There were several issues with the research findings, including extrapolating data from the benefits of diets rich in oily fish to supplementation New research suggests fish oil supplements could potentially worsen brain health and increase the risk of stroke. Nutrition experts say a supplement is not necessary if you eat fatty fish twice a week. AT ONE POINT it appeared that fish oil supplements were going to save us all. Research on the dietary supplement kept finding bigger and better findings. Fish oil helped with heart disease, made you smarter , as well as improved dry eyes and arthritis. Scientists even found fish oil gave you thicker, lusher hair and more healthy-looking nails. Basically if you weren’t taking fish oil in the 2000s—what were you doing?…