Fish Oil: Important Information. Can it Shrink Plaque and Decrease Heart Attacks?

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Published 2020-10-11

I go over two recent studies about prescription fish oil use, and what it means for shrinking arterial plaque (!) and decreasing chance of heart attack.

The EVAPORATE Trial
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.…

REDUCE IT
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1812792

All Comments (21)

@David-ot9tr 1 year ago

I appreciate you saying right up front what kind of doctor you are. Everybody on youtube is a doctor and usually don't say or hide what kind they are.
@jfoliver2147 3 years ago

Hopefully your next video will explore quality cod liver oil.
@michaelmurphy2795 2 years ago

I really appreciate that you take the time to educate the public.
@jamesstevenson6086 10 months ago

I just ordered the product that you have just recommended .Thank you.
@lubasulpovar5081 3 years ago

Thanks doc for the real good information. Unfortunately, regular cardiologists never even mention fish oil in treatment protocol after my 3rd heart attack with stenting.
@JoeCiliberto 3 years ago

Thanks Doctor Ritter. Good to know some of the measures I take, including exercises, 18-6 IF (primarilydiscussion
@mudavaththirumalnaik8309 14 days ago

Very good information sir,
@davidjewett5758 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Question: how does your treatment change if the patient is on a ketogenic diet?
@victordasilva5255 3 years ago

Good stuff doc. Does it matter if it’s plant based omega 3 ?
@lubasulpovar5081 2 years ago

Thanks Dr CardioGauge for your videos 👍. Let me, please one question -3MIs, last with Stent, had a dozen of cardiologists, NOT by my choice, but none of them never recommended 🐠 fish oil.
@DakarEuro 3 years ago

Will you address why you’re not including DHA in your next video?
@brianw.5230 1 year ago

What about DHA? I thought that was the most important Omega 3?
@billkunert7281 1 year ago

I was prescribed Vascepa after having a stent placed in a main coronary artery. It caused my heart to skip beats. At the time this was not a listed side effect. Notified manufacturer and it 's now listed as a side effect. Happened after only taking 2 capsules.
@intrinsicfactor5425 3 years ago

......any thoughts on the consumption of fish oil and yellow fat disease in humans and including Lipofuscin degeneration ?
@samnaples508 3 years ago

Fish oils, seafoods, flax, chia, hemp seeds all throw my heart into tachycardia and arrhythmia. My Cardiologist completely denies this has anything to do with my condition. I am on cartia 360mgs per day because I cannot tolerate beta blockers. Have you come across any studies with others that have this issue?
@nitinkandwal49 1 year ago

Can you guide for High triglycerides please , mine is 500 without medicine
@peterkuskis3825 3 years ago

That’s interesting. I started taking a high-EPA fish oil by NutraSea that is 2g per teaspoon (1500 mg EPA, 500 mg DHA) and it really seems to help me with inflammation. Full price is around $80 for a big (500 ml) bottle of the liquid though.
@belugalife2178 1 year ago

Can u suggest how much EPA + DHA is enough for a day bcoz my mother is taking algae oil EPA + DHA of 200mg
@curtlizzi3167 3 years ago

Wondering why the cross sectional view shows way way more than 9% shrinkage of plaque. Did they just cherry-pick the best example?
@maryfeigen7715 2 years ago

Organic Cod Liver oil from Norway 1 teaspoon each day 1100 mg omega 3 has helped me.