Fish oil gives statins a boost

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Fish oil gives statins a boost

 

The March 31, 2007 issue of The Lancet  published the finding of the

Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS) that the omega-3 fatty acid

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) found in fish oil could be used in addition

to statin drugs to provide additional protection against coronary artery

disease. The study is the first major long-term interventional trial to

evaluate this effect.

 

Mitsuhiro Yokoyama of Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine and

colleagues randomized 18,645 men and women with a total cholesterol of

at least 6.5 micromoles per liter to receive 1800 milligrams EPA with a

statin drug, or a statin drug only for a five year period during which

major coronary events were noted. Serum cholesterol levels were measured

at the beginning and conclusion of the trial.

 

At the end of an average 4.6 years of follow up, LDL cholesterol

concentrations had decreased by an average of 25% in both groups. A 19

percent reduction in major coronary events occurred in the group that

received EPA compared to those that received a statin only. Unstable

angina and nonfatal events were similarly reduced.

 

" This study shows that EPA, at a dose of 1800 mg per day, is a very

promising regimen for prevention of major coronary events, especially

since EPA seems to act through several biological mechanisms, " the

authors conclude. " We need to investigate whether EPA is effective for

prevention of major coronary events in hypercholesterolemic patients

without or with coronary artery disease in other countries " .

 

Editor's Note: Fish oil continues to show tremendous health benefits.

Another recent study finds that fish and omega-3 fatty acids helps

maintain mental acuity. Researchers from the Netherlands National

Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Julius Centre for

Health Sciences and Primary Care, and Wageningen University found that

older men who consumed fish experienced significantly less cognitive

decline than men who did not eat fish.

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Keep the fish oil and omega-3's and LOSE the statins!

 

 

oleander soup , robert-blau wrote:

>

> [visionworksusa.com]

>

> Fish oil gives statins a boost

>

> The March 31, 2007 issue of The Lancet  published the finding of the

> Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS) that the omega-3 fatty

acid

> eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) found in fish oil could be used in

addition

> to statin drugs to provide additional protection against coronary

artery

> disease. The study is the first major long-term interventional

trial to

> evaluate this effect.

>

> Mitsuhiro Yokoyama of Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine

and

> colleagues randomized 18,645 men and women with a total cholesterol

of

> at least 6.5 micromoles per liter to receive 1800 milligrams EPA

with a

> statin drug, or a statin drug only for a five year period during

which

> major coronary events were noted. Serum cholesterol levels were

measured

> at the beginning and conclusion of the trial.

>

> At the end of an average 4.6 years of follow up, LDL cholesterol

> concentrations had decreased by an average of 25% in both groups. A

19

> percent reduction in major coronary events occurred in the group

that

> received EPA compared to those that received a statin only. Unstable

> angina and nonfatal events were similarly reduced.

>

> " This study shows that EPA, at a dose of 1800 mg per day, is a very

> promising regimen for prevention of major coronary events,

especially

> since EPA seems to act through several biological mechanisms, " the

> authors conclude. " We need to investigate whether EPA is effective

for

> prevention of major coronary events in hypercholesterolemic patients

> without or with coronary artery disease in other countries " .

>

> Editor's Note: Fish oil continues to show tremendous health

benefits.

> Another recent study finds that fish and omega-3 fatty acids helps

> maintain mental acuity. Researchers from the Netherlands National

> Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Julius Centre

for

> Health Sciences and Primary Care, and Wageningen University found

that

> older men who consumed fish experienced significantly less cognitive

> decline than men who did not eat fish.

>