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Omega-3 fatty acids lower triglycerides and may reduce cardiovascular risk via multiple pleiotropic mechanisms.
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Omega-3 fatty acids are abundant in fish oil. A high dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids has been strongly linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease in epidemiologic studies. Fish oil supplements lower triglyceride levels and may have other benefits such as preventing arrhythmias, reducing inflammation (although they have minimal impact on C-reactive protein), inhibiting platelet aggregation, and lowering blood pressure, all of which should reduce cardiovascular risk.
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Chan et al. (2009) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil supplements) was evaluated on Cardiovascular disease risk, triglyceride levels, arrhythmias, inflammation, platelet aggregation, and blood pressure. Omega-3 fatty acids lower triglycerides and may reduce cardiovascular risk by preventing arrhythmias, reducing inflammation, inhibiting platelet aggregation, and lowering blood pressure.
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