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Review
. 2000 Mar;3(1):91-8.
doi: 10.1017/s1368980000000112.

N-3 fatty acids from fish and coronary artery disease: implications for public health

E B Schmidt  1 , H A Skou, J H Christensen, J Dyerberg
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N-3 fatty acids from fish and coronary artery disease: implications for public health

E B Schmidt et al. Public Health Nutr. 2000 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To review and discuss the effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from fish in the prevention and, primarily, in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Design: Overview of the literature.

Setting: Denmark.

Results: There is good evidence that fish consumption may reduce the risk of CAD.

Conclusions: Fish can be recommended to reduce the risk of CAD both in healthy subjects and in patients with a high risk of CAD or with documented CAD. The use of fish oil concentrates can not be recommended in general, but may be considered in patients after a myocardial infarction or in patients with hypertriglyceridaemia. An increased intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish may have substantial implications for public health and health economy by decreasing the risk of coronary events and sudden cardiac death.

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