Omega-3 Fatty Acid Failure
Posted On March 31, 2009
Patients receiving optimal drug therapy after suffering a heart attack do not gain any additional benefit from taking supplemental omega-3 fatty acids.
That conclusion is according to this new study, in which almost 4,000 people who suffered heart attacks took Omega-3 supplements.
Researchers wanted to see whether this pill lowered their rates of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death or death from any cause.
The answer is no. They do not.
This finding contradicts previous studies, which suggested that taking omega-3 fatty acids improved long-term survival. Those studies with positive results describe the benefit as “modest”.
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