Dear All,
As many of you may know, Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press, passed away recently from sudden cardiac death. I wanted to take this time to share with you a little information about sudden cardiac death, and a prevention strategy that may be of help to you, your family or friend — which is that fish oil, 1 g of EPA and DHA a day can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death greatly.
Here is more information on sudden cardiac death:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4741
American Heart Association recommends 1 g of EPA and DHA if you have heart disease:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632
In the video, I refer to several different studies;
1) This is the big 1999 fish oil study
that I mentioned
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10465168
2) Here is the link to the review showing that fish oil beats out statins in reducing risk of death:
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/165/7/725
3) Here is a review article talking about benefits vs. risks of fish
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/296/15/1885
More information on primary and secondary endpoints:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1120143
Here is the link to my website: www.bostonmedicalstudent.wordpress.com
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P.S. I wanted to point out something important: that the opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of Harvard Medical School, its affiliated institutions, or Harvard University. Also, I’m just a medical student, so my posts are hopefully conversation starters, but only conversation starters — not medical advice. If my posts intrigue you, please read more about the topic and discuss about it with your doctor. I’d be happy to send you the information in the journal articles I talk about. Best wishes. (more)
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Jeff, this is great …
Jeff, this is great information. I heard that too much PUFAs in diet may be linked to cancer because- greater likelihood of free-radical generation from the double bonds. Also, have you read about the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids? Apparently people who eat traditional mediterranean diet have less risk of chronic disease like CVD. They found that the ratio of u3:u6 was 1:4, but in the States ratio is something like 1:12. An ideal ratio would be 1:1. Any thoughts? Thanks for your posts!
Hey Jeff,
I was …
Hey Jeff,
I was wondering if fish oil helps with speeding up your metabolism. I searched it on google and I got a lot of different answers.
Thanks!
check out
…
check out
VEGETARIAN FISH OIL: MICROALGAE OIL, Life’s Omega-3 Pearl. VEGETARIAN FISH OIL is the new best source of omega-3 DHA and EPA. The World’s Richest DHA Source is better tolerated over fish oil, lowers triglycerides and raises HDLs better and is formulated better for kids and adults, since 90% of the omega-3s held by the body are DHA. Even better, Microalgae oil is the source where fish oil omega-3 comes from.
Jeff,
What are you …
Jeff,
What are you hearing about the omega3 (MOXXOR) extracted form New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels? A friend of mine is launching the product near the end of August 2008. Presumably much higher strength than any fish oil, and also has an anti-oxident. New, but coming soon. Any thoughts?
what about krill …
what about krill oil, it has an antioxidant too
I am 21 years old …
I am 21 years old with a history of high cholesterol and tachycardia. My doctor put me on Fish Oil about 4 months ago. My question is: can you take vitamins with fish oil?
Jeff,I have had …
Jeff,I have had high triglerides for over ten years.I was woundering should I stop takeing my med’s and change to fish oil?
I am a 45 year old man,I would love to get off high price of the med’s.
beware of rancid …
beware of rancid fish oil
Yeah, you can.
Yeah, you can.
Look up “Dr. Linus …
Look up “Dr. Linus Pauling”
Comes in a pill, …
Comes in a pill, cannot taste it.
I support Fish Oils …
I support Fish Oils Benefits !! = D <3
is there a …
is there a difference between eating fish oil from real fish and fish oil from pills?
Jeff be very …
Jeff be very precise and don’t overclaim no matter how convinced you are Patrick Riordan MB MD JD LLM
Krill Oil is …
Krill Oil is superior to fish oil because it contains phospholipids, antioxidants ( more than 47 times the levels found in fish oil!), and omega-3’s bonded together in a way that keeps them safe from oxidation, and makes them easily absorbed in your body.
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i like to take it …
i like to take it for my brain health smocking weed and drinking alcohol and stuff destryed my brian cells.
@djevdogg I am …
@djevdogg I am suffering from HBP and High Cholesterol – My HBP was 181/120 – I tried diet and it shifted to 160/100 which was done also by exercising – Today I went at the doctor who gave me some tablets – I tried Lipitor which affected my muscles and I cannot climb stairs without holding onto something or someone –
I willlike to find out what is Krill Oil and where can I find it
Thanks
Sheila
You need to take 3 …
You need to take 3 grams of epa/dha omega 3 oil a day to get your blood triglicerides down AND to get blood diluted to prevent a clot you should add a babay aspirin and a couple cayenne pepper capsules…..For Plaque build-up in your arteries, you need to take 1.5 grams to 2 grams of Niacin a day… For blood pressure, consider Lisinopril which just causes your blood vessels to get a little bigger…For sugar, CUT carbs and walk NO FASTER than 2.0mph since pressure is so high!!!
Fish Oil is the …
Fish Oil is the ONLY thing you can put in your mouth to decrease triglicerides. Triglicerides are fats in blood and probably worse than cholesterol since we need the cholesterol to make all our hormones. Decreased triglicerides means LOWER Blood pressure, and your blood will be flowing so freely that try pocking a finger after being on them and you’ll bleed/bleed/bleed so it is nearlly impossible to get a clot that would cause a Cardian Infarction!
If you are worried …
If you are worried about getting a heart attack in the future, then I suggest you start Googling the most Powerfull thing-CAPSAICIN- known to man that will save your heart…try these searches: ‘capsaicin heart attack’ or ’sciencedaily heart attack capsaicin’ or ‘Hot peppers prostate cancer’ and be AMAZED! Find the Research performed at University of Cincinatti on capsaicin heart attack. Control mice died and Capsaicin mice had just 15% of heart damage after being Inflicted with Heart Attack!
Thanks very much …
Thanks very much for your help – I will try to get the Omega 3 Oil and the Baby Aspirin also the Cayenne Pepper I can get – I will also like to find out what is Krill Oil – Also what is Lisinopril
Sheila
my dr has me taking …
my dr has me taking lipator. my cholesterol level is 328. i am
concerned with taking this. i am wondering if i start taking
omega three and watch my diet if this would be a better alternative.
What do you think …
What do you think about taking 600 ml of Red Rice Yeast with 1000 iu of omega 3 fish oil and Coq10.
Lorraine
the good thing …
the good thing about this oil is that at the very least,,it couldn’t hurt.
I truly believe …
I truly believe that statins caused my father to have a stroke. At 75 his doctor said he had some plaque in his arteries (never effected him from what I saw) and prescribed a statin. After that it was all downhill, muscle wasting, weight loss, pain, eventually onto oxygen, amnesia, dementia and eventually a fatal bleeding stroke at 79.
browser. Anyhow keep up the good work.