(Reuters Health) – Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, a new study suggests.
Whether a fishy diet itself is the reason for the benefit is not clear from the findings.
But, the researchers say, the results are in line with studies showing that omega-3 fatty acids — found most abundantly in oily fish like salmon, mackerel and albacore tuna — may have heart benefits.
Clinical trials have shown, for instance, that omega-3s can lower triglycerides (a type of blood fat), and a prescription medication containing the fats — sold as Lovaza — is sometimes used to treat very high triglyceride levels.
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