Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... I've always been encouraged by my physicians to take a generous amount Omega 3 fish oils to help with cardiovascular issues. Recently, to my surprise I came across a couple of articles published in 2021 which discuss 2 separate studies that indicate that taking Omega 3 Fish Oils may not be a good idea when it comes to AFIB: 1. The first study warns that taking more than 1 gram of Omega 3 per day may help cause a person to develop AFIB - [www.cedars-sinai.org] 2. The second study also indicates that supplementing with Omega 3 puts one at greater risk for AFIB development and can be seen here- [www.sciencedaily.com] I'm not sure what to make of all of this, as it certainly goes against everything I've been told about Omega3's over the past few decades. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194730#msg-194730 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:49:07 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194976#msg-194976 Re: Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194976#msg-194976
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But that's just me.

Not just you—me too!]]> Daisy AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 03 Mar 2024 21:03:34 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194972#msg-194972 Re: Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194972#msg-194972
I now just eat fish two or three days a week and have not noticed fish affecting it at all.]]> JohnG AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:19:19 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194897#msg-194897 Re: Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194897#msg-194897 gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:08:49 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194893#msg-194893 Re: Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194893#msg-194893 YouTube. He doesn't mention the lack of statistical significance in some of the studies that I highlighted above. In one study, he noted that those taking omega 3's lived longer, so had more time to develop afib. An interesting thought.]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:03:42 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194731#msg-194731 Re: Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194731#msg-194731
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1. The first study warns that taking more than 1 gram of Omega 3 per day may help cause a person to develop AFIB - [www.cedars-sinai.org]
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I only took the time to scan the actual paper for this link.

It is a meta analysis of 7 studies.

If the confidence intervals (CI) for the hazard ratios (HR) include 1.0 then the results aren't statiscically significant.. In Figure 1, note that 5 of the 7 studies have CI's that include 1.0 in the interval. Not something I'd pay a lot of attention to. In Table 2, they only give P values for some of the trials and a couple are high, around 0.19 (should be <=0.05 to be statistically significant).]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:19:10 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194730#msg-194730 Two Studies Regarding Omega 3 Supplementation..... https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,194730,194730#msg-194730
1. The first study warns that taking more than 1 gram of Omega 3 per day may help cause a person to develop AFIB - [www.cedars-sinai.org]


2. The second study also indicates that supplementing with Omega 3 puts one at greater risk for AFIB development and can be seen here-
[www.sciencedaily.com]

I'm not sure what to make of all of this, as it certainly goes against everything I've been told about Omega3's over the past few decades.]]> ama1952 AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 18 Feb 2024 02:14:41 +0000