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Taking flaxseed or walnut oil supplements doesn’t seem to help prevent heart disease, based on clinical trial results.

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Association of dietary, circulating, and supplement fatty acids with coronary risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
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2014 Mar 18

This big study looked at many people who took plant-based omega-3 supplements and found they didn’t have fewer heart problems than those who didn’t take them, so the supplement doesn’t seem to help or hurt heart health.

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Association of dietary, circulating, and supplement fatty acids with coronary risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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DOI: 10.7326/m13-1788

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