Omega-3 fatty acids and the heart: New evidence, more questions
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Omega-3 fatty acids from fish and fish oil have been recommended by the American Heart Association for the past 20 years to reduce cardiovascular events in people who already have cardiovascular disease. But the results of studies of omega-3 supplements have been mixed, leaving both doctors and patients still wondering what
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Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Treat Eye Diseases?
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Emerging Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Protection for the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Eicosapentaenoic Acid
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Omega-3 fatty acids linked to lower atrial fibrillation risk in U.S. veterans
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Essential Fatty Acids, Linus Pauling Institute
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IJMS, Free Full-Text
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EPA omega-3 fatty acid reduces cardiovascular events — Harvard Gazette
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Consuming about 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids a day may lower blood pressure
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Is Fish Oil a Blood Thinner?, Effects of Fish Oil
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Fool's gold: what fish oil is doing to our health and the planet, Health & wellbeing