Fish oil and Omega fatty acids, namely Omega-3, continue to show more and more health benefits. Omega fatty acids have been researched for effectiveness against cancer, brain function, depression, cardiovascular disorders, and much more. Although Omegas have been researched for heart conditions, researchers are putting it up to the test against pharmaceuticals.
Recently an Italian study put Omega 3 fatty acid pills against the pharmaceutical drug Crestor (Rosuvastatin). Here is the breakdown of the results:
3500 patients per each category. 4 year study of patients prone to heart failure
Omega 3- 1981 patients had heart failure or went to hopital with a heart condition
Omega 3 placebo- 2053 patients had heart failure or went to hopital with a heart condition
Crestor- 2285 patients had heart failure or went to hopital with a heart condition
Crestor placebo- 2289 patients had heart failure or went to hopital with a heart condition
This led researchers to conclude that fish oil can preform better than Crestor against heart failure.
Well this is great news in the world of alternative medicine and looking into complimentary healing approaches to any of our ailments. Food, herbs, diet and lifestyle changes are all just part of not only a complimentary treatment plan to your western treatments, but prevention techniques can be used to lead a more ailment free life.
My thoughts on the study. Clearly there isn’t a clear and concrete end to the study. The fish oil beat out the medication in the placebo test, but not really much more than this. This is, however another great research tool to confirm the great heart health abilities of Omega 3 fatty acids. I would also like to note that there is little to no side effects to an Omega-3 supplement while Crestor has a list of side effects like most other pharmaceuticals. I don’t see any doctors telling patients with heart conditions to take a fish oil supplement over a prescription drug, therefore I would have liked to see this study done in conjunction with the prescription medicine.
My last note on fish oil is that I always like to encourage diet change over supplementing :). Fish oil can be found in about all fish and isn’t needed in large doses every day. Getting some fish in your diet a few times a week can get most people all the Omega Fatty Acids they need. Remember smaller fish have a higher content: anchovies, cod, and such are some examples. If you can’t make the change then go ahead and get yourself some fish oil supplements!
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鱼油比药物预防心脏病的效果更好吗
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鱼油和Omegas脂肪酸，即ω - 3 ，继续显示出越来越多的健康效益。经研究发现，虽然Omegas对治疗心脏病有效果，但对治疗癌症、改善脑功能、治疗抑郁症、心血管病以及更多的其它疾病也有效果。研究人员正在对它进行抗药性测试。
最近，意大利人进行了一项Omegas3脂肪酸丸对药物Crestor （含有Rosuvastatin）的抗药性研究。以下统计分析的结果：
每类3500例。对倾向于心力衰竭的患者进行了4年研究
Omegas3 - 1 981名患者有心力衰竭或有心脏病需要去医院治疗
Omegas3-安慰剂 2053名患者有心力衰竭或有心脏病需要去医院治疗
Crestor， 2285名患者有心力衰竭或有心脏病需要去医院治疗
Crestor安慰剂，2289名患者有心力衰竭或有心脏病需要去医院治疗
这就使得研究人员得出结论：认为鱼油比药物Crestor治疗心力衰竭的效果更好。
这在替代医学领域是个好消息，我们可以找到治疗任何疾病的方法。食品、草药、饮食和生活方式的改变对于西方疗法来说都只是一个值得称赞的治疗计划的一部分，但防治技术可能导致更多的疾病自由发生。
我对这项研究的看法，显然还没有明确和具体的目标。在安慰剂的试验中，鱼油的功能超越了药物功能，但真正超过得还不多。不管其它伟大的研究手段如何，这项研究就可以确认Omegas -3脂肪酸对保持心脏健康而提供的巨大力量。我还想指出的是，Omegas-3几乎没有任何副作用，而Cresto这种药则象其它药品一样，有许多副作用。我没有听到任何医生告诉心脏病患者要补充鱼油而不是服处方药，因此，我希望看到这项研究工作与处方药研究工作携手共进。
我最后要对鱼油进行说明的是，我总是提倡通过饮食变化而不是增补来摄入Omegas脂肪酸。鱼油可以在所有鱼类中找到，不需要每一天大剂量摄入。在饮食中，一个星期吃几次鱼，可以满足大多数人对Omegas脂肪酸的需要。记住小鱼有较高的Omegas脂肪酸含量：比如凤尾鱼，鳕鱼就是一些实例。如果你这样还不能得到改善的话，就请服用一些鱼油来进行补充！