Men with one-fifth DHA levels were 41% less likely to have heart attack

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The one-fifth of men with the highest docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels were 41% less likely to have a heart attack compared to the one-fifth of men with the lowest levels according to a study which looked at 684 men from eight (8) European countries and Israel who had a heart attack and compared them to 724 men selected to be representative of the same populations.

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish.

Reference

Guallar E, Sanz-Gallardo MI, van’t Veer P, Bode P, Aro A, Gomez-Aracena J, Kark JD, Riemersma RA, Martin-Moreno JM, and Kok FJ. Mercury, fish oils, and the risk of myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med, 2002 Nov 28; 347(22): 1747-1754.

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E. Guallar
Department of Epidemiology and
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, MD 21205-2223, USA
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