omega-3s

Eating fish can protect against heart disease but many people don't eat enough to be effective. In November, an FDA panel recommended broader use of a prescription-strength fish oil drug Vascepa for people at higher risk of heart disease.

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For Your Heart, Eat Fish Or Take Pills? Now There's A Drug Equal To 8 Salmon Servings

2:22pm November 25, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

A high-dose prescription fish oil pill has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. An FDA advisory panel voted in favor of expanded use of the drug.

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Oily fish such as salmon, sardines and lake trout, as well as some plant sources such as walnuts and flaxseed, can be good, tasty sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

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Eating Fish May Help City Kids With Asthma Breathe Better

7:55am March 30, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

A research team tracked the diets and exposures to air pollution of kids inside Baltimore homes. Children with diets high in omega-3 fatty acids seemed less vulnerable to pollution's effect on asthma.

Research hasn't delivered a definitive answer on whether fish oil and Vitamin D supplements have health benefits, but it's clear that eating fish is beneficial.

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Should You Keep Taking Those Fish Oil And Vitamin D Pills?

3:50pm November 15, 2018

by Patti Neighmond

When NPR reported on research that sheds doubt on the value of fish oil and vitamin D supplements, people had a lot of questions. So we went back to the experts to get you some answers.

Paul Greenberg looks out at an anchoveta fleet in Peru. The fish is mostly ground up for use as feed on animal and fish farms.

What Fish Is Good For Me And The Planet? New Documentary Explores

4:55pm April 24, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

In order to investigate how eating fish affects our health as well as the oceans, author and fisherman Paul Greenberg spent a year eating fish every day.

Eat fish or take a fish oil supplement? Research suggests eating fish regularly over a lifetime is good for the brain. But when it comes to staving off cognitive decline in seniors, fish oil supplements just don't cut it, a study finds.

If Fish Is Brain Food, Can Fish Oil Pills Boost Brains, Too?

7:30pm August 31, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Research suggests eating fish regularly over a lifetime is good for the brain. But when it comes to staving off cognitive decline in seniors, fish oil supplements just don't cut it, a study finds.

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