The BMJ provided a major positive review for the benefits of fish oil in heart disease prevention. This is one of the most underutilized treatments in heart disease. If you know someone with heart disease it is imperative that they be placed on cod liver oil. Some of the benefits of fish oil include:
- Normalize heart rhythyms
- Reduce blood clots
- Reduce hardening of the arteries
- Anti-inflammatory
- Improves blood vessel lining function
- Lowers blood pressure
- Lowers triglyceride levels
British Medical Journal January 3, 2004;328:30-35 Free Full Text Journal Article