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Surprising finding debunks heart benefits of omega-3 fats & oily fish

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"Yay, Big Pharma and fish ethics triumph!" --Domingos Sardinha IV

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/healt...51426.html

EXCERPT: . . . Omega 3 fats are a group of long chain fat molecules abundant in cod liver oil and other supplements widely promoted as helping to protect against heart disease. These can’t be made by our bodies and need to come from our diet, but that does not mean that more of them is necessarily a good thing.

[...] “This large systematic review included information from many thousands of people over long periods,” said the Cochrane group’s lead author Dr Lee Hooper from the University of East Anglia. “Despite all this information, we don’t see protective effects.” While these findings “go against popular beliefs”, Dr Hooper added “the most trustworthy studies consistently showed little or no effect of long-chain omega-3 fats on cardiovascular health. "While oily fish is a healthy food, it is unclear from the small number of trials whether eating more oily fish is protective of our hearts.”

Despite this they are by far the most widely taken dietary supplement in the UK and a cornerstone of a global health industry worth billions each year. Government nutrition advisors say there is ample evidence of omega-3 protecting against cardiovascular disease and NHS advice is to eat at least one portion of oily fish a week.

These benefits now seem less certain and for the millions of people who take supplements as an alternative, there doesn't appear to be a shortcut to a healthy diet...

MORE: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/healt...51426.html
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I once took Omega 3 Fish Oil Supplements and came down with a bad case of akathisia. If you don't know what that is, I can only describe it as hell. When I get it, I have to walk back and forth in my apt for hours at a time. I sit down, and in about a minute I have to get back up and walk around. Back and forth until the effect wears off.

https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/what-is-akathisia#1
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