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Doses of fish oil tested among recovering heart attack patients were found to have significantly improved heart health and showed reduced signs of scarring only after six months of taking fish oil supplement.
Doses of fish oil of premium quality proves to be heart-healthy
This, after researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reveals that patients recovering from heart attacks and prescribed to take a higher dosage of fish oil supplements significantly improved their conditions as well as showing signs of very good progress in their heart health.
Although researchers are yet to determine the actual amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from the supplements administered were responsible for it, but they are positive of the actual benefits that it brought the patients.
The hospital’s director of cardiac magnetic resonance and the senior author of the study Dr. Raymond Kwong, says that they used periodic magnetic resonance imaging scans of the patients to monitor their progress and found that the results were very encouraging.
“What we need to study going forward is whether higher doses of omega-3 can reduce mortality rates. Can we do better than produce 6 percent heart improvement and 6 percent less scarring?” Kwong points out.
Hundreds of recovering patients showed positive results
The study involved some 360 heart attack survivors whose progress were monitored and tracked within six months. Half of the participants were prescribed daily doses of 4 grams of omega-3 supplements, while the other half were given placebo pills.
A patient is typically prescribed about 1 to 2 grams of Omega-3 daily, especially for those with high levels of triglycerides.
Those patients who were given the higher doses showed no less than 6% improvement in their heart function and improved scarred tissues.
Kwong said that their stud was made possible with updated technologies in MRI scanning, where it was possible for them to get a close and clearer images of the patients’ hearts, adding that they hope to do more tests to get them closer and more specific answers to the effects of Omega-3 for the heart.
More premium quality Omega- 3 fatty acids may be needed
Although there are a lot of brands in the market that provide omega-3 fatty acids, it is always important to know the quality and amounts it contains in dietary supplements.
The American Medical Association points out that among the most significant sources of good quality omega-3 fatty acids in nature are halibut, salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines and herring.
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