Fish Oils

Benefits of fish oil–Fish oil and cardiovascular disease: lipids and arterial function

Paul J Nestel

1 From the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

n–3 Fatty acids have been shown to modify several key risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, it is not clear whether the apparent protection against cardiovascular disease is directly related to antiatherogenic functions of these fatty acids or is mediated through their modification of the risk factors through mechanisms not directly related to lipids.

A major question concerns the importance of lipid modification, which is a potent outcome of fish-oil supplementation. On balance, lipid modification is likely… Continue reading

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