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CRN Defends Benefits of Omega-3s Despite Headlines

March 31, 2009: 04:17 AM EST
The benefits of omega-3s in maintaining heart health are backed by research, despite recent headlines that erroneously suggested they are of no benefit, says Douglas "Duffy" MacKay, N.D., vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The German study referred to in the headlines related only to heart attack victims already taking “optimal medical therapy”, MacKay says. That study showed that omega-3 added no further benefits in that situation. But for heart patients and the general population the story is somewhat different. More than 2,000 out of 8,000 omega-3 studies support its role in maintaining heart health. Coronary heart disease patients should take a gram of omega-3s per day, and patients needing to lower triglyceride levels should take 2 to 4 grams per day, according to the American Heart Association.
Hilary Oliver, "Omega-3 headlines could be deceiving", Natural Foods Merchandiser, March 31, 2009, © New Hope Natural Media
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