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Can fish oils help to prevent cardiovascular disease?
Author(s) -
Laight David
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1932
Subject(s) - medicine , fish <actinopterygii> , intensive care medicine , disease , clinical trial , fish oil , pathology , fishery , biology
Omega‐3 fish oils have attracted much interest in light of their anticipated cardiovascular protective effects, but the actual clinical evidence base for their efficacy has been equivocal. This article gives an overview of the clinical trial findings to date, and discusses their current and potential place in therapy.