date:Sep 25, 2012
archers analyzed data from 1,572 people from a case-control study, and 19,097 people from a cohort. The mean age of the people at the time of the blood collection was 58.7.
Results showed that at least one serving of fish per month was associated with a 30% reduction in heart failure risk. There was a trend toward a lower risk for increased intakes of marine fatty acids, but this did not reach statistical significance.
Because the study participants were male physicians, it is unclear whether