Fish Oil: The Effect of Fish Oil on Heart Disease in Women

Researchers from Harvard Medical School have found through a study that women who ate omega 3 rich fish such as salmon or sardines for one week lowered their risk of heart disease by up to 40 percent. (Circulation, Vol. 107: 1852-57).

The research team found that in a study done over a 15 year basis with over 5,000 women that the results improved weekly and for those women who ate fish high in omega 3 content 5 times a week, their risk of heart disease was reduced by up to 64 percent with an overall risk of death by 52 percent.

The results were even higher for women with diabetes. The U.S. Institutes of Health states that diabetic women have a three times greater chance of developing heart disease than other women.

For all women, the greatest risk is heart disease and is twice as likely to kill women than any cancer and many other causes of death combined. In fact, in the past 30 years, the risk of death due to heart disease in women has risen to 23 percent.

The American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association say that all people should eat fish rich in omega 3 oil up to two or three times weekly and if unable to consume it, a fish oil supplement that can give up to one gram or more of the necessary DHA and EPA acids.

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