Study: Omega 3 acids do not benefit much in the heart

For many years, omega-3 fatty acids have been considered beneficial for heart health, but a new analytical study has shown that their use in the form of dietary supplements was of little use in protecting against heart disease.

Participate in 79 small randomized experiments. The researchers found that the effect of supplements containing omega-3 was little or no for the risk of death, heart attack or angina pectoris.

The study, published in the journal Cochrane Librari, revealed that they reduce triglyceride levels. But the disadvantage is that it also reduces the levels of what is known as beneficial cholesterol.

The study revealed benefits of canola oil and nuts, especially in the prevention of arrhythmias. But Lee Hooper, senior researcher and nutritionist and researcher at Norwich College of Medicine at the University of East Anglia in Britain, said that the effect was limited

example, if 143 people could eat canola oil, will avoid this health problem. If a thousand people increased their consumption of canola oil or nuts, one would avoid death from heart disease or stroke or heart attack, she added.

But Hopper is not ready to ask everyone to get rid of these supplements.

The reason is that "omega-3 supplements reduce triglycerides and if doctors ask patients to take them, they should continue to do so. 3 will not protect our hearts. "

Prepared by Doaa Mohammed for the Arab Bulletin – Edit Saha Jado

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