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Related: About this forumFish-oil drugs protect heart health, two studies say
Two major studies released Saturday provide evidence that medications derived from fish oil are effective in protecting people from fatal heart attacks, strokes and other forms of cardiovascular disease.
The large, multiyear research efforts tested different formulations and quantities of drugs made with Omega-3 fatty acids on two groups of people: one that suffered from cardiovascular disease or diabetes and another that represented the general population. Both studies found that people who took the drugs every day enjoyed protection against some heart and circulatory problems compared with those given a placebo.
In a look at another commonly consumed supplement, vitamin D, researchers found no effect on heart disease but saw a link to a decline in cancer deaths over time.
The research was released Saturday at the American Heart Associations 2018 Scientific Sessions in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Full article at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fish-oil-drugs-protect-heart-health-two-studies-say/2018/11/10/bcdf0f52-e442-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html?utm_term=.33d8f6b98ae2
mitch96
(13,890 posts)TIME and the NYTimes have a different view...
https://tinyurl.com/y9l3kj8b
I'd just rather eat the fish..Love Salmon...
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)mitch96
(13,890 posts)True and the salmon taste so much better!! Plus you can do so much more with it than pills..
You can grill it, bake it, Oh and then there is sushi..... salmon salad samiches? Sous vide is nice....
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)and mix it up with eggs and stuff and fill acorn squashes with it.
I've also stretched fresh salmon with bread crumbs and stuff and made salmon burgers.
Salmon is really good stuff, but still a lot more expensive than a pill. Budgets, and all...
mitch96
(13,890 posts)I hear ya... same here...
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