Research
Micronutrients & recovery
High intake of LCn3 omega-3 fatty acids may slightly reduce the risk of stroke, but the evidence is of low quality and the effect size is small.
Increasing omega-3 intake might slightly lower stroke risk, but the evidence is not strong enough to rely on it as a primary prevention strategy. Focus on proven stroke risk factors like hypertension and smoking cessation.
LimitedQualifiesLOW confidence
High compared with low LCn3 intake may make little or no difference to stroke (RR 0.93, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.03; 13 studies, 127,999 participants; low-quality evidence).
Why this rating
Low-quality evidence due to inconsistency and imprecision.
Source
Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Asmaa Abdelhamid et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020
Meta-analysisCited 290×
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