Omega-3 Supplement Use, Fish Intake, and Risk of Non-fatal Coronary Artery Disease and Ischemic Stroke in the Million Veteran Program

Observational and clinical trial evidence suggests an inverse association of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid with coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality, although relationships with non-fatal CAD and stroke are less clear. We investigated whether omega-3 fatty acid supplement use and fish intake were associated with incident non-fatal CAD and ischemic stroke among US Veterans.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - March 12, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Rachel E. Ward, Kelly Cho, Xuan-Mai T. Nguyen, Jason L. Vassy, Yuk-Lam Ho, Rachel M. Quaden, David R. Gagnon, Peter W.F. Wilson, J. Michael Gaziano, Luc Djouss é, VA Million Veteran Program Tags: Original article Source Type: research