Fish oil supplements help heart disease patients
Friday, May 2, 2008 - 20:42
in Biology & Nature
But, doctors say, fish oil has no documented benefits for people without a cardiac problem. The products: All over the world -- Japan, the Arctic, Anaheim, wherever -- people who eat a lot of fish seem to enjoy unusual protection from heart disease. Not everyone can manage a plate of salmon or sashimi every night, but there's another option: fish oil capsules, the fatty extracts of anchovies, sardines or salmon poured into a package of gelatin.
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