THE Omega 3 are deemed protectors for the heart. A new study shows that people with diabetes may not benefit from these cardiovascular benefits.
Omega-3s are polyunsaturated fatty acids said to be essential for the body, that is to say that it cannot manufacture them on its own. He must draw them from his diet, in particular by consuming oily fish (sardine, mackerel, herring, trout, salmon, etc.), vegetable oils (rapeseed, walnuts), walnuts, etc. In addition to their supposed cardiovascular benefits against infarction and stroke, omega-3s are commonly associated with a reduced risk of suffering from dementia and in particular Alzheimer’s disease. New work from the University of Oxford calls into question the cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 dietary supplements for the diabetic population.
British researchers conducted a study involving 15,000 people with diabetes without cardiovascular disease. For seven years half the group took a daily omega-3 capsule, while the other half were unknowingly prescribed a placebo capsule of olive oil. The results published in the journal New England Journal of Medicine show that there was no significant difference between the numbers of serious cardiovascular accidents, cancers or deaths between the two groups.
Benefits questioned in the scientific literature
For the researchers, the daily intake of omega-3 had no impact on the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
This new work confirms other studies carried out in the past which also concluded that there were no benefits from omega-3 supplementation for people with diabetes, whether or not they suffered from cardiovascular disease.
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