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Micronutrients & recovery

In a general population, 1 g/day marine n-3 supplementation significantly reduces the risk of total myocardial infarction.

While fish oil didn't prevent all heart issues, it did significantly lower the risk of heart attacks in this study. It may be worth discussing with your doctor, especially if you have other risk factors.

StrongQualifiesHIGH confidence
for total myocardial infarction, 0.72 (95% CI, 0.59 to 0.90)
JoAnn E. Manson et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2018

Why this rating

Derived from the same high-quality VITAL RCT.

Source

Marine n−3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

JoAnn E. Manson et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2018

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