Whitehair, Lance2009-09-182009-09-182009-09-18https://hdl.handle.net/11299/53686The information provided in this handout does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Minnesota Medical School physicians and faculty. These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are in no way intended to take the place of the advice and recommendations of your personal health care provider. You use the information provided in these handouts at your own risk.Fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids are popular supplements. There is debt as to whether fish oil gives cardiovascular benefit particularly with mortality outcomes. A recent systematic review is referenced.en-USFish oilomega-3 fatty acidsdocosahexaenoic acideicosapentaenoic acidDHAEPAunsaturated fatty acidN3 fatty acidsomega fatty acidspolyunsaturatedsudden cardiac deathPUFAheart arrestmyocardial infarctioncardiovascular diseaseheart diseasemyocardial infarctioncoronary diseaseheart attackheart infarctioncardiac deathcoronary artery diseaseOther