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Fish Oils and Cardiac Tissue

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Supplementation with fish oils has been shown to increase erythrocyte levels of eicosapentanoic acid (EPA, 20:5 (n-3)) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA, 22:6 (n-3)). Studies have also shown that supplementation of fish oils reduces cardiac deaths by 42 to 67 % … Continue reading →

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