the latest findings on fish oil and heart disease - A report on (Eicosapentanoic Acid) Natural Substance

Sep 29, 2026

A report presents findings linking fish oil and heart disease, emphasizing that simply eating about eight ounces of fish weekly can cut the risk of dying from heart attacks by half. It describes a 20-year study of Dutch men and discusses potential mechanisms, including eicosapentaenoic acid effects on “good” and “bad” cholesterol, blood thinning, and clot prevention, while noting benefits across different fish types and applicability beyond men.

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the latest findings on fish oil and heart disease

A REPORT ON (Eicosapentanoic Acid) NATURAL SUBSTANCE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

EATING FISH CUTS HEART DEATH RATE

EPA AND YOUR HEART

e DR.DONSBACH gives you # the latest findings on fish oil and heart disease A REPORT ON (Eicosapentanoic Acid) ## NATURAL SUBSTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kurt W.Donsbach,Ph.D.,D.Sc.,N.D.,D.C. "Health is a frame of mind,a matter ofattitude,of eating,and proper nutritionalsupplements,"says one of America'sforemost nutritionists and health careeducators.“This nation is pre-occupiedwith disease,"he continues,"and not with health factors that bring about a complete and perfectfunction of all organs." Coming from a rural background,Dr.Donsbach beganhis career in the healing arts as a physician specializing inthe treatment of arthritic and rheumatoid disorders.Lateron he accepted a position with the famous Dr.Royal Lee,of the Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research,where hehelped develop the Foundation's theories on preventiveorganic medicine.He conceived one of the first Wholistictreatments of arthritis,treating without pain killers. Dr.Donsbach is president of Donsbach University,School of Nutrition,with overseas campuses in Israel andJapan.He serves as Chairman of the Board of Governorsof the National Health Federation,Chairman of theBoard of Health Resources Group,and president of theInternational Institute of Natural Health Sciences.He isalso a motivating force behind two Preventive Care Clinicsin Huntington Beach and Monrovia,California.He hasappeared on numerous radio and TV shows and currentlyhas his own radio talk show airing daily. In addition to his bestseller book SUPERHEALTH,Dr.Donsbach has authored over 40 publications on thesubject of nutrition.His"Dr.Donsbach Tells You WhatYou Always Wanted To Know About..."series has soldover 8 million copies. Doctor,Educator,Scientist,Author,Lecturer,Consul-tant.With his entertaining sense of humor,and hisboundless energy Dr.Donsbach sets forth io offer the keyto healthier living to a nation that is thirsting for nutri-tional knowledge.Dr.Kurt W.Donsbach—truly a manfor our time! ## A REPORT ON (Eicosapentanoic Acid) ## NATURAL SUBSTANCE 100000000 100 EATING FISH CUTSHEART DEATH RATE ## Just 8 ounces a weekcan save your life! Simply eating eight ounces of fish a week slashes yourrisk of dying from a heart attack by 50 percent,an astoun-ding new study shows. And the more fish you eat,the more you reduce yourchance of getting heart disease,America's number onekiller,says a top American Heart Association(AHA)ex-pert. A 20-year study of 852 Dutchmen by scientists at theUniversity of Leiden in the Netherlands found that menwho ate eight ounces of fish per week had half the risk ofdying of heart disease when compared with men who ateno fish at all. "This is a terribly important study and is surprising forseveral reasons,"said Dr.William Castelli,who's thedirector of the famed Framingham A(Mass.)HeartStudy,which has monitored more than 10,000 peoplesince it began 36 years ago. "We have known for some time that people who ate fishseemed to be protected against heart disease.But we didn'trealize the reduction was so steep.A 50 percent reductionis really substantial. "It had been believed that in order to have any effect onheart disease you would have to eat vast amounts offish—half a pound or more a day.Yet this study showedthat a relatively small amount of fish consumption pro-duced a marked difference in coronary disease mortality. "If you increased your fish intake from almost nothingto about eight ounces a week,you would cut your risk ofdeath from heart attack in half. "We would fully expect the stroke rate to fall as well.Fish can save your life." Dr.Castelli,vice chairman of the AHA's EpidemiologyCouncil,said one of the most surprising findings of thestudy was that fish-eaters lowered their risk of heart diseaseeven when their total cholesterol levels were the same asnon-fish eaters. He and other researchers believe that fish provides thebody with a certain substance,called eicosapentaenoicacid,which apparently raises the level of“good”c

FAQs

How much fish does the report say you should eat each week?

It recommends just 8 ounces of fish a week.

What study does the report cite to support the heart-attack risk reduction?

It cites a 20-year study of 852 Dutchmen from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.

According to the report, how might fish help reduce heart disease risk?

It explains that eicosapentaenoic acid may raise “good” cholesterol, lower “bad” cholesterol, thin the blood, and help prevent clot formation.

Sep 29, 2026

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