What’s good for the heart may not be so healthy for other organs, says the latest study that links omega-3 fatty acids to an …
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Omega-3 Supplements Don’t Lower Heart Disease Risk After All
If you want to protect your heart, stick to exercise and a healthy diet, and pass on the fish oil pills, says a new study.
Fish Oil for Heart Attack Prevention: Is It a Myth?
A new study finds that omega-3 fatty acids don’t help patients with heart disease avoid future heart-related problems.
Fish Oil During Pregnancy Fights Colds Among Newborns
Colds are no fun for anyone, but for newborns, any assault on their still-developing immune systems can be dangerous. But moms-to-be can reduce the risk that their little ones will get sick by taking fish oil supplements.
Study: Fish Oil May Prevent Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression can affect up to 25% of new mothers during the first year after delivery, but researchers say there may be a relatively easy way to lower that risk — starting before women give birth.
Study: Fish Oil Pills Don’t Stall Alzheimer’s
There was good reason to believe that fish oil, which has been linked to health benefits for the heart, might also work its medical magic on the brain, particularly with Alzheimer’s disease. Preliminary studies hinted that …
Study: Fish Oil Supplements May Not Benefit Pregnant Moms or Babies
Pregnant women have a lot to worry about when it comes to keeping their bodies and their developing babies healthy. Now researchers in Australia report that fish-oil supplements, a popular nutritional boost that many moms-to-be …
Fish oil may help prevent onset of psychosis
For patients at very high risk for developing a psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia, taking fish oil supplements may be a way to prevent the onset of psychosis, according to a new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Due to the controversial nature of using anti-psychotic drugs as a preventive treatment for
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Got Fish Oil?
Mounting evidence supports the healthy-heart benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. You’ve probably heard of them before; they’re the fatty acids found in fish or fish-oil supplements.
This month, a group of scientists writing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiologyhas gone back to review decades’ worth of past studies on the …