Researchers at Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, the University of South Australia, and the CSIRO reviewed data from 2007 to 2013 and found that fish oil supplements do no protect against heart diseases.
Researchers examined the benefits of fish oil supplements for the hearts of healthy people and those who have had a heart attack and are taking the supplement to prevent further episodes.
High Consumption of Fish Oil may Benefit Cardiovascular Health: Study
Eating fish in amounts comparable to those of people living in Japan seems to impart a protective factor that wards off heart disease.
Advertisement
Paul Nestel, Professor at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, said, "To our disappointment to some extent the evidence since 2008, based on a large number of studies and first-class studies, show that taking fish oil supplements did not benefit those people who've had a previous heart attack - it's not better than a placebo."
Evidence suggests that fish oil supplement is not as good as eating fish. More research is needed to explain why eating fish is better for heart health than taking a fish oil supplement, said Professor Nestel.
![Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Reduce Irregular Heartbeat]( "Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Reduce Irregular Heartbeat")
Consuming high doses of fish oil supplements that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce irregular heartbeat, reveals a new study.
The researchers said, for people to reduce risk of heart disease they need to rely on two to three serves of fish including oily fish and not supplements.
National Heart Foundation to review the guidelines on fish and fish oil supplements based on the new research findings.
The study has been published in the Heart, Lung and Circulation Journal .
Source: Medindia
Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Reduce Irregular Heartbeat
Consuming high doses of fish oil supplements that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce irregular heartbeat, reveals a new study.
Advertisement
The researchers said, for people to reduce risk of heart disease they need to rely on two to three serves of fish including oily fish and not supplements.
National Heart Foundation to review the guidelines on fish and fish oil supplements based on the new research findings.
The study has been published in the Heart, Lung and Circulation Journal .
Source: Medindia
Fish Oil Supplements in Pregnancy Helps Unborn Babies Develop Stronger Immunity
Babies overcome their colds faster if, during pregnancy, their mothers had taken 400 milligrams of a supplements containing docosahexaenoic acid.
Advertisement
 Fish Oil Helps Ward Off Heart DiseasesConsumption of fish oil may help ward off heart diseases, says new study. | Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Reading
Latest Heart Disease News
Researchers uncovered an association between heart disease and chronic kidney disease.
How to predict heart disease risk? Machine learning algorithms using indicators of oral infections may accurately predict the possibility of heart disease.
A higher risk for earlier first birth is limited by acting on traditional heart disease risk factors, such as BMI, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
A new study strengthens evidence linking low dose radiation to risk of heart diseases.
People with an irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation or AFib) are at a higher risk of developing dementia.