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Exercise, fish oil supplements great for the heart

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 4th, 2004

Prolonged elevation of lipids, or fat, in the blood, a condition called postprandial lipemia, causes a temporary risk for atherosclerosis, even in individuals who have normal lipid levels after fasting.

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) found that a session of prolonged exercise along with taking a fish oil supplement dramatically decreases a condition that leads to atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease.

MU researchers Tom Thomas, professor of nutritional science, and colleagues conducted the study to examine the effects of exercise and fish oil on triglyceride levels in the bloodstream after subjects ate high-fat...

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