U.S. Government Says Omega 3 Fish Oil Helps Heart: Jury Still Out on Other Benefits
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Posted on Feb 01, 2005, 6 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
U.S. Government Says Omega 3 Fish Oil Helps Heart: Jury Still Out On Other Benefits Such As Asthma and ArthritisTuna and Salmon Related Omega 3 Oil Might Reduce Sudden DeathThe Omega 3 fats in some kinds of fish oil have cardiovascular benefits and can help reduce deaths from heart disease, but the jury is still out on other benefits, according to evidence reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
U.S. Government Says Omega 3 Fish Oil Helps Heart: Jury Still Out On Other Benefits Such As Asthma and ArthritisTuna and Salmon Related Omega 3 Oil Might Reduce Sudden DeathThe Omega 3 fats in some kinds of fish oil have cardiovascular benefits and can help reduce deaths from heart disease, but the jury is still out on other benefits, according to evidence reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Omega 3 oils are fats (oils) found in certain fish such as tuna and salmon. The American Heart Association has recommendedthat people (with some important exceptions such as children and women who could get pregnant) eat these omega oils regularly. See New Guidelines Focus on Fish, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Agency for Healthcare Research Says Omega 3 Helps HeartHieroglyphic Like Report Says Arrythmias (Irregular Heart Beats Cause of Sudden Death) Seem to Benefit from Omega 3The AHRQ,Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a U.S. Government agency that under federal mandate will "build the evidence base for what works and doesn't work in healthcare and develop the information, tools, and strategies that decisionmakers can use to make good decisions and provide high-quality healthcare based on evidence". Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Reauthorization Fact SheetApparently the mandate does not require the agency to communicate in easy to understand English and one may easily lose their way trying to decipher these hieroglyphic like documents.
Thumbs Up on Omega 3 and the Heart: Not Enough Evidence Yet For Other Possible Benefits Such As Asthma and Arthritis"Overall, a number of studies offer evidence to support the hypothesis that fish, fish oil, or ALA supplement consumption reduces all-cause mortality and various CVD (cardiovascular) outcomes, although the evidence is strongest for fish or fish oil." See Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Disease
See also Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease - Fishing for a Natural Treatment
http://purplemedicalblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/us-government-says-omega-3-fish-oil.html
