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Nov 24, 2025, 14:13
Keith Siau: Fish Oil Halved Cardiovascular Risk in Hemodialysis Patients
Keith Siau, Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, shared on X:
“As a child, I was asked to take a cod liver oil capsule every day. Now, this randomised trial in NEJM found that one capsule of fish oil a day nearly halved the risk of serious cardiovascular events in patients on haemodialysis. Perhaps my parents had a point after all!”
Read the full article here.
Article: Fish-Oil Supplementation and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis
Authors: Charmaine E. Lok, Michael Farkouh, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Louise M. Moist, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, George Tomlinson, Paul Tam, Marcello Tonelli, Jacob A. Udell
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