Omega-3 has no effect on cardiovascular disease

Scientists at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) have published a study that is in stark contrast to previous studies of Omega-3, that the fatty acid found in this fish has no complementary effects. What in the treatment of cardiovascular patients.

Omega-3 - a type of fatty acid found in fish.

Scientists at the University of Heidelberg published this result on March 30 at a conference of the American Heart University in Florida.

German scientists say they have conducted research on nearly 4,000 patients in 104 hospitals and cardiovascular centers in the country. Patients after a heart attack from 3 to 14 days will receive random treatment with high doses of Omega-3 fatty acids or tranquilizers for one year.

The results showed no significant difference between patients treated with conventional health care and patients who received omega-3 fatty acids. Thus, Omega-3 has no effect on improving the life for cardiovascular patients.

Omega-3 has long been considered as a remedy to help cardiovascular patients reduce the risk of arrhythmia, the rate of arterial plaque formation.