Journal article
Omega-3 oil: a fishy protection for the heart
Nature medicine, Vol.16(11), pp.1192-1193
11/01/2010
DOI: 10.1038/nm1110-1192
PMID: 21052068
Abstract
Adding n3 fatty acids from fish oil--eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)--to our diet is likely to lower our risk of cardiovascular disease, according to some previous studies and basic research but other studies in people with cardiac disease have shown negative, disappointing results. Daan Kromhout et al. now show that low doses of a mixture of EPA and DHA (EPA-DHA) or the plant-derived lipid-linoleic acid (ALA) did not havea beneficial effect in reducing sudden cardiac death in people that had suffered myocardial infarction in the past. A subgroup of women and diabetics, however, showed less risk for arrhythmias when taking ALA alone. These controversial results pose questions and challenges for the future use of these lipids in cardiovascular therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Omega-3 oil: a fishy protection for the heart
- Creators
- Christine Albert - Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Div Prevent Med, Boston, MA 02115 USABarry London - University of Iowa, Internal MedicineMark E AndersonStanley Nattel
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nature medicine, Vol.16(11), pp.1192-1193
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group; New York
- DOI
- 10.1038/nm1110-1192
- PMID
- 21052068
- ISSN
- 1078-8956
- eISSN
- 1546-170X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984025438002771
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