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CAN WE RECOMMEND FISH OIL FOR HYPERTENSION?
Author(s) -
Howe Peter R. C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1995.tb01980.x
Subject(s) - fish oil , fish <actinopterygii> , lower blood pressure , blood pressure , medicine , drug , food science , fishery , chemistry , pharmacology , biology
SUMMARY 1. The ability of the n‐3 fatty acids in fish oil to lower blood pressure has been established. Dietary fish oil supplementation is effective in mild hypertension and, in certain cases, as an adjunct therapy in drug‐treated hypertension. Efficacy may be enhanced by restricting sodium intake. 2. The overall benefit of fish oil in hypertension, however, has not yet been fully evaluated. We still need further information on the relative efficacy of individual omega‐3 fatty acids and on additional cardiovascular benefits and possible disadvantages of increasing their consumption.