Young women may reduce heart disease risk eating fish with omega 3 fatty acids, study finds

Monday, December 5, 2011 - 20:21 in Health & Medicine

Women who seldom or never eat fish may be increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease by 50 percent or more, according to the first population-based study among younger women. Those who ate fish most often, especially fish rich in omega 3 fatty acids, had 90 percent lower risk than those who ate little or no fish. The link with cardiovascular disease was evident, even among women in their 30s.

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