Fish oil supplements linked to lower risk of mortality: Researchers

New York: Regular use of fish oil supplements may be linked to a lower risk of death and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) events, such as heart attack and stroke, say, researchers.

Fish oil is a popular dietary supplement in the UK and other developed countries. Some evidence suggests that omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil may help prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce mortality, but conclusive evidence is still lacking.

For the findings, the research team from Southern Medical University in China and Brown University in the US drew on data from the UK Biobank — a large population-based study of more than half a million British men and women.

Their analysis included 427,678 men and women aged between 40 and 69-years-old, without CVD or cancer, who were enrolled in the study from 2006 to 2010 and completed a questionnaire on supplement use, including fish oil.

According to the researchers, death certificates and hospital records were used to monitor deaths from any cause (“all-cause mortality”), CVD deaths, and CVD events, such as heart attack and stroke, through to 2018.

Almost a third (31 percent) of participants reported taking regular fish oil supplements at the start of the study. (IANS)

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