Omega 3 fats didn't help heart patients, study suggests

Hm... people who are being treated with heart medicines don't get any benefit from increasing intake of Omega 3 fats:

Study: More omega-3 fats didn't aid heart patients
By STEPHANIE NANO (AP)

NEW YORK — Eating more heart-healthy omega-3 fats provided no additional benefit in a study of heart attack survivors who were already getting good care, Dutch researchers report.

After nearly 3 1/2 years, there was no difference in deaths, heart attacks and other heart problems between those who ate margarine with added omega-3 fatty acids and those who didn't, the study found.

The results don't mean that getting more of the essential nutrient has no value. Several studies have offered evidence that the fats — mostly from fish oil — reduce heart disease.

But for heart patients who are carefully treated "adding a little bit of omega-3 fatty acid does not seem to make a difference," said Alice Lichtenstein, a Tufts University nutrition professor, who was not involved in the research.

Study: More omega-3 fats didn't aid heart patients