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Nutrition Tips
Why doesn’t fish oil prevent heart attacks anymore?
“Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research,” read the headline in the New York Times. “Flimsy evidence that fish oil helps the heart,” the Sarasota Herald-Tribune wrote.
Are you taking fish oil pills because you thought this would prevent fatal heart attacks? What gives?
“People who eat a diet that’s high in fish have a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes in many observational studies,” says JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
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