The one-fifth of men consuming the most fish were 9% less likely to die

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The one-fifth of men consuming the most non-fried fish were 9% less likely to die during a 16-year follow-up than the one-fifth of men consuming the least according to a study of 240,729 men and 180,580 women from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

Men consuming the most were

• 10% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke
• 6% less likely to die from cancer
• 20% less likely to die from lower respiratory disease, and
• 37% less likely to die from chronic liver disease

 

The one-fifth of men consuming the most fish consumed roughly one (1) ounce per day or more versus roughly 0.2 ounces or less for the one-fifth consuming the least.

Reference

Zhang Y, Zhuang P, He W, Chen JN, Wang WQ, Freedman ND, Abnet CC, Wang JB, and Jiao JJ. Association of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids intakes with total and cause-specific mortality: prospective analysis of 421 309 individuals. J Intern Med, 2018 Jul 17; published online.

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Jingjing Jiao, PhD
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health
Zhejiang University School of Medicine
866 Yuhangtang Road,
Hangzhou 310058
Zhejiang, China
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Jianbing Wang, MD, PhD
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics
School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,
866 Yuhangtang Road
Hangzhou 310058
Zhejiang, China
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