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No doubt exists now that there is a clear link between intake of Omega 3 fats found in fish oil and preventing some heart disease problems.

The American Heart Association recognizes the heart health benefits of Omega 3 fish oils.

And of course that’s all good for your heart. It helps prevent heart related problems, and keep your heart healthier than it would otherwise be. It shows a clear fish oil heart disease prevention link.

However what about people who already have heart related problems? Is there some link between taking fish oil and heart disease treatment? Or is it just prevention?

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has just published a study combining the results of 4 different studies of around 40000 people. And they show a clear Omega 3 heart disease link, showing that more fish oils and Omega 3 oils can indeed help in treatment for existing heart problems.

This is also recognized by the AHA, they recommend minimum levels of Omega 3 dietary intake on their website, and for those people with existing heart problems the minimum level is double that recommended for people with no preexisting, or known, cardio vascular problems.

The results are on the website of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and are summarized as:

“Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid therapy continues to show great promise in primary and, particularly in secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The most compelling evidence for CV benefits of -3 PUFA comes from 4 controlled trials of nearly 40,000 participants randomized to receive eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) with or without docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in studies of patients in primary prevention, after myocardial infarction, and most recently, with heart failure.”

So there is a clear fish oil heart health link, and this includes helping in treatment of exisint heart disease and cardio vascular problems.

It is important to note though that for anyone with known heart problems a doctor should be consulted before starting any regime of Omega 3 fish oil supplementation.

And if you’re interested in finding out how to decide which are the best fish oil supplements visit my website. I tell you how to do this.

And if you’re wondering about how much to take, the study concludes that you ought to be taking about 500 mg per day if you have no cardio vascular problems already, and 800 to 1000 mg per day if you do. But there is no guidance on what ratio between EPA and DHA.

And on their website the AHA make similar recommendations.

So consider taking fish oil supplements if you’re interested in your present and future heart health. Perhaps your life depends on it.

I write much more extensively about Omega 3 supplements on my website.