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Oily fish, aspirin help prevent women's heart disease: US group
AFP.com Feb 20, 2007
Women can cut the risk of heart disease by simply eating oily fish twice a week, taking a small daily dose of aspirin and exercising at least one hour each day, the American Heart Association said.
Omega-3 in Fish: How Eating Fish Helps Your Heart
Mayo Clinic Staff. MayoClinic.com, January 2, 2007
If you’re worried about heart disease – whether you want to avoid it, or you already have it and want to get healthier – eating one to two servings of fish a week could reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack by a third or more. The touted heart-health benefits of eating fish, especially fattier fish like salmon, aren’t new. Doctors have long recognized that something in fish, possibly fats called omega-3 fatty acids, appears to reduce your risk of dying from heart disease. Now, two large federally sponsored studies have both come to the same general conclusion: When it comes to a healthier heart, the benefits of eating fish usually outweigh the possible risks of exposure to contaminants.
Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks
National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, October 17, 2006
A new report was released that provides a summary of seafood consumption patterns, seafood nutrition and contaminants and current recommendations by government and non-government groups. The guidance on seafood consumption for adult men and females who are at risk of coronary heart disease is to consume seafood regularly, for example two 3 ounce servings per week to reduce their risk.
Tufts Researchers Find That Omega-3's Can Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
Medical News Today, August 3, 2006
A comprehensive review of published clinical studies by research associates at Tufts-New England Medical Center has found that increased consumption of DHA* and EPA** (omega-3's), "reduces the rates of all-cause mortality, cardiac and sudden death, and possibly stroke."
Heart Health Benefits of Omega-3s
Fats of Life Newsletter
Omega-3 fatty acids or omega-3s achieved widespread news coverage because of their impressive ability to reduce deaths from heart disease, particularly sudden deaths. Research has shown that survivors of a heart attack, who consume as little as one gram a day of the omega-3s found in fish, have half the mortality from heart disease as people who do not consume these fatty acids. More recently, evidence from Japan and elsewhere indicates that where seafood consumption is frequent, essentially every day, heart disease is extremely low. To read the full article and for more resources visit the Fats of Life Website.
Moderate Fish Consumption May Reduce Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
American College of Cardiology News Release, August 1, 2006
According to the research, published in the Aug. 1, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, moderate consumption of fish rich in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids appears to have a direct effect on the electrical function of the human heart. This function affects heart rhythm, including whether a person’s heart beats too quickly or too slowly. The study states that for people age 65 or older, eating fish just once or twice a week (in 3-ounce to 5-ounce servings) may help to: lower the resting heart rate; slow the time between when the heart is signaled to pump blood and the pumping occurs; reduce the risk of the heart’s electrical system not resetting properly after each beat.
Seafood Cuts Risk for Heart Disease, Prolongs Life and Increases Infant Intelligence, Say Scientist
U.S. Department of Congress, NOAA Press Release, December 6, 2005
Citing a growing body of research on the relationship between seafood consumption and human health, scientists and healthcare professionals said that eating seafood reduces risk for sudden death due to heart disease – the primary killer of Americans – by up to 90 percent. Eating just a small amount of seafood per day that is high in omega-3 fatty acids can cut the risk of death due to coronary heart disease by 20 percent.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Heart Attack Prevention Series
Medicine.Net Website, April 13, 2005
Scientific evidence is mounting that fish oil (predominantly omega-3 fatty acids) can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death. Some scientists also believe that omega-3 fatty acids can improve one's blood lipid (cholesterol and triglyceride) levels and decrease the risk of coronary heart disease.
Reports Confirm that Fish Oil Helps Fight Heart Disease
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Press Release, April 22, 2004
Fish oil can help reduce deaths from heart disease, according to new evidence. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) conducted a systematic review of the available literature and found evidence that long chain omega-3 fatty acids, the beneficial component ingested by eating fish or taking a fish oil supplement, reduce heart attack and other problems related to heart and blood vessel disease in persons who already have these conditions, as well as their overall risk of death. Although omega-3 fatty acids do not alter total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, or LDL cholesterol, evidence suggests that the can reduce levels of triglycerides–a fat in the blood that may contribute to heard disease.
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