PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eric J. Chan
AU  - Leslie Cho
TI  - What can we expect from omega-3 fatty acids?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08042
DP  - 2009 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 245--251
VI  - 76
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/4/245.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/4/245.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Apr 01; 76
AB  - Omega-3 fatty acids are abundant in fish oil. A high dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids has been strongly linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease in epidemiologic studies. Fish oil supplements lower triglyceride levels and may have other benefits such as preventing arrhythmias, reducing inflammation (although they have minimal impact on C-reactive protein), inhibiting platelet aggregation, and lowering blood pressure, all of which should reduce cardiovascular risk.