Medical Discovery- Heart Disease

• A recent medical discovery that I have heard of is the use of fish oil to reduce heart disease.
• Oils contained in fish like tuna, salmon, herring and mackerel can help reduce the problems that lead to heart attacks by widening vessels and preventing blood clots.
• Experts say that eating fish four times a week has measurable benefits to the body's vascular system and suggest adding fish oil, unappetizing on its own, as an ingredient in fatty foods.
• Prof. Jill Belch, of Dundee University, in the UK led the near $1 million research said: "We now have concrete evidence to show that fish oils - taken regularly over a prolonged period - are good for you."
• Prof Belch also said that this research was important as it was the first study of its kind done on human volunteers. She also suggested adding fish oil to bread and milk and modifying crops so that they contained components of it.