By now, you’ve probably heard that fish oil is extremely beneficial for the heart, especially for those already suffering from heart disease. But did you know that in general, taking fish oil might increase your life expectancy?
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, heart disease patients with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids appear to age more slowly than those with the lowest blood levels.
Currently the most e-mailed article on the New York Times Website is one about fish oil being used in Europe after heart attacks, but not in the United States. Every patient in the cardiac care unit at the San Filippo Neri Hospital who survives a heart attack goes home with a prescription for purified fish…
The American Heart Association just released a report about a Japanese study of over 18,000 people that lasted nearly 5 years. The study reports that the use of fish oil in conjuction with statins, a cholesterol-lowering drug, had a greater effect on reducing heart-related maladies than just statins alone. These conditions included: …sudden cardiac death,…
In Mexico City, known for large quantities of smog, a study was conducted on 50 elderly people to see what benefits fish oil supplements might yield for cardiac health compromised by smog. The researchers took ongoing measurements of each participant’s cardiac function, focusing specifically on their heart rate variability. Heart-rate variability refers to the heart…
FoodConsumer.org has just published a article titled, Fish Consumption Lowers Risk of Ischemic Stroke in which it reports on a recent study in which a correlation was established between fish consumption and reduced risk of ischemic stroke. What is ischemic stroke? It’s “the one that involves the blockage of blood vessels.” Here’s what the study…
Antiretrovirus drugs, which are drugs taken to fight retroviruses such as HIV, apparently raise triglyceride levels in the blood. However, a new study presented Wednesday at the 12th Annual Retrovirus Conference in Boston revealed that omega-3 fish oil reduced and normalized triglyceride levels in those that took it: After eight weeks of treatment, the 58…
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A recent article in Oregon’s Mail Tribune reviews several studies regarding the benefits of fish oil and then speculates about the likelihood of manufacturers using it as an additive in all kinds of foods, including ice cream! The article does a good job of summarizing the science as well as numerous fish oil benefits: The…
The University of Edinburgh, one of the universities involved in the recent study of the effects of omega-3 fish oil on the brain is now going to investigate the potential of using fish oil to prevent heart attacks. What’s particularly interesting is their desire to test on smokers as well as non-smokers. Dr. Din, the…
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