MAXIMUM WELLNESS

MAXIMUM WELLNESS


Episode 7: Omega 3 Fatty Acids Are Associated with Lower Risk for New Heart Failure

August 07, 2019

Medscape.com recently reported on the results of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) relative to, “high plasma levels of the kinds of fatty acids (omega 3) found in fish oil (EPA/ eicosapentaenoic acid & DHA/ docosahexaenoic) were associated with a lower long-term risk for new heart failure, whether with reduced or preserved ejection fraction, in a community-based cohort of more than 6,000 people.”