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Dear All,As many of you may know, Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press, passed away recently from sudden cardiac death. I wanted to take this time to share with you a little information about sudden cardiac death, and a prevention strategy that may be of help to you, your family or friend -- which is that fish oil, 1 g of EPA and DHA a day can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death greatly. Here is more information on sudden cardiac death: http://www.americanheart.org/p... Heart Association recommends 1 g of EPA and DHA if you have heart disease: http://www.americanheart.org/p... the video, I refer to several different studies;1) This is the big 1999 fish oil study that I mentioned http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu... Here is the link to the review showing that fish oil beats out statins in reducing risk of death: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/c... Here is a review article talking about benefits vs. risks of fish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/c... information on primary and secondary endpoints: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.g... is the link to my website: www.bostonmedicalstudent.wordp ess.com____________P.S. I wanted to point out something important: that the opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of Harvard Medical School, its affiliated institutions, or Harvard University. Also, I'm just a medical student, so my posts are hopefully conversation starters, but only conversation starters — not medical advice. If my posts intrigue you, please read more about the topic and discuss about it with your doctor. I'd be happy to send you the information in the journal articles I talk about. Best wishes. (more)

Channel: Education
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: usmedstudent

Length: 08:32
Rating: 4.95
Views: 1883

Tags: attack cardiac cholesterol death fat fish health heart lipitor medicine oil omega russert statins sudden tim usmedstudent

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thegathering18 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am 21 years old with a history of high cholesterol and tachycardia. My doctor put me on Fish Oil about 4 months ago. My question is: can you take vitamins with fish oil?

RoidinRichie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

what about krill oil, it has an antioxidant too

belgianbuffalo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Jeff,What are you hearing about the omega3 (MOXXOR) extracted form New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels? A friend of mine is launching the product near the end of August 2008. Presumably much higher strength than any fish oil, and also has an anti-oxident. New, but coming soon. Any thoughts?

DrScottDoughman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

check outVEGETARIAN FISH OIL: MICROALGAE OIL, Life's Omega-3 Pearl. VEGETARIAN FISH OIL is the new best source of omega-3 DHA and EPA. The World's Richest DHA Source is better tolerated over fish oil, lowers triglycerides and raises HDLs better and is formulated better for kids and adults, since 90% of the omega-3s held by the body are DHA. Even better, Microalgae oil is the source where fish oil omega-3 comes from.

keilah136 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hey Jeff, I was wondering if fish oil helps with speeding up your metabolism. I searched it on google and I got a lot of different answers.Thanks!

flutterer615 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Jeff, this is great information. I heard that too much PUFAs in diet may be linked to cancer because- greater likelihood of free-radical generation from the double bonds. Also, have you read about the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids? Apparently people who eat traditional mediterranean diet have less risk of chronic disease like CVD. They found that the ratio of u3:u6 was 1:4, but in the States ratio is something like 1:12. An ideal ratio would be 1:1. Any thoughts? Thanks for your posts!

hkship (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Statin also depletes CoQ10; fish oil does not. I took close to 3000 mg of omega 3 daily for a few months to control the trigleride level. After the positive results, I have since been taking no less than 2500 mg of Omega 3 a day.

glynwainwright (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You might be interested in my you-tube video about the side effects of statins. It was created with the the help of Duane Graveline MD (aka Spacedoc). Its called "Statins --The Dark Side". Thanks for helping with awareness of this issue. Glyn

gene978 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Jeff, I think you are wonderful in taking time to help others with your knowledge. I am a 45 year old male who's diet has gone to little nutrition. I used to be a health food nut. But being depressed for over a year it is tough to get back into the routine of caring. watching your video I can see the excitement in your face, adn voice, and it help to inspire me to make myself a list of foods I should be consuming. it's a start.Thanks again Jeff...stay healthy and keep the videos coming. :-)

engfant (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Vitamin D baby. SPF is the devil. Check the SPF users and you'll see they don't have the levels the non SPF users have.It keeps the entire body working. Without it, it's like operating with your shields down and keeps you ill.

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