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Interesting but not practical to live your life and full of methodological flaws in study looking at omega fatty acids ratio imbalances and association with early death risk.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2024 Source:An imbalance of two healthy fats affects your early death risk, study finds Reference:Higher ratio of plasma omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids is associated with greater risk of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality: A population-based cohort study in UK Biobank
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More evidence required before using omega-3 levels as a predictor of heart disease and all-cause mortality
Health Headlines Commentary for March 19, 2018 Source: Omega-3 levels better predictors of death risk than serum cholesterol Reference: Erythrocyte long-chain omega-3 fatty acid levels are inversely associated with mortality and with incident cardiovascular disease: The Framingham Heart Study
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Omega-3 supplements lack evidence that they are benficial for general public
Health Headlines Commentary for March 15, 2017 Source For most people, omega-3 fish oil supplements are a waste of money: study Reference: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
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Ottawa Heart Institute study shows link between fatty fish and Omega-3 oils do not prevent heart disease, refutes general "wisdom"
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 12, 2014 Source: Investigators Find Something Fishy with the Classical Evidence for Dietary Fish Recommendations Reference: “Fishing” for the origins of the “Eskimos and heart disease” story. Facts or wishful thinking? A review
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Please provide the mechanism to explain why certain vegetable oils that reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol increase the risk of heart disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 12 , 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Certain cooking oils should not be labelled heart healthy, scientists argue
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Fish oil supplements not shown to prevent heart disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 12, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: For heart health, fish oil pills not the answer: study Reference: Association Between Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Risk of Major Cardiovascular Disease Events A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Be careful when correlating one nutrient with improved cognitive function and assume that it is a causal relationship
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 1, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: A Diet Rich in Fish May Help the Aging Brain
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More study on causality before linking omega-3 fatty acids with maintaining cognition with age
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 29, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Diet rich in fish, vitamins may reduce brain shrinkage Reference: Nutrient biomarker patterns, cognitive function, and MRI measures of brain aging
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Fish oil supplements: No help with atrial fibrillation and can interfere with warfarin along with other foods and supplements
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 16, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Blood thinners and supplements are a risky mix Fish oil capsules don’t help heart rhythm problem