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Heart HealthShould You Be Taking Fish Oil? What a Cardiologist Tells His Patients
June 17, 2020About 20 million people in the US take omega-3 supplements, mostly with the goal of preventing heart attacks and strokes. The question is, are they wasting their money, or getting essential health benefits?