RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 What can we expect from omega-3 fatty acids?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 245
OP 251
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08042
VO 76
IS 4
A1 Eric J. Chan
A1 Leslie Cho
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/4/245.abstract
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.