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Eating Fish Prevents Heart Attacks

In a study of 214 men and 79 women who had recently had a heart attack, long-term fish consumption was associated with a much lower risk of having another heart attack in the next 30 days. This was a major benefit as eating more than 7 portions of fish a week was associated with an 83% reduced risk of recurrent heart problems after hospitalization. The authors of this study conclude, "…an inverse relationship between long-term fish and fish oils consumption and short-term prognosis of patients who had had an ACS was observed."

If you are not up for eating salmon, tuna, or herring on a regular basis, an alternative is 1 teaspoon of fish oil three to seven times a week.

References

"Long-term fish consumption is associated with lower risk of 30-day cardiovascular disease events in survivors from an acute coronary syndrome," Pounis GD, Panagiotakos DB, et al, Int J Cardiol, 2008 July 16; [Epub ahead of print].


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Some information on this site is from the book From Fatigued to Fantastic! Third Edition by Jacob Teitelbaum MD, copyright 2007 by Jacob Teitelbaum MD. Used by permission of Avery Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.


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