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\"\"<\/a>Patients receiving optimal drug therapy after suffering a heart attack do not gain any additional benefit from taking supplemental omega-3 fatty acids.<\/p>\n

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That conclusion is according to this new study<\/a>, in which almost 4,000 people who suffered heart attacks took Omega-3 supplements.<\/p>\n

Researchers wanted to see whether this pill lowered their rates of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death or death from any cause.<\/p>\n

The answer is no. They do not.<\/p>\n

This finding contradicts previous studies, which suggested that taking omega-3 fatty acids improved long-term survival. Those studies with positive results describe the benefit as “modest”.
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Patients receiving optimal drug therapy after suffering a heart attack do not gain any additional benefit from taking supplemental omega-3 fatty acids. 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