Скачать или смотреть Study recommends 2 servings of seafood a week for better heart health

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study says a little seafood each week can make a big difference in fighting heart disease.

Just two servings each week may be all it takes. The American Heart Association has long recommended this for all of us for good health.

The kind of seafood recommended includes fish, such as salmon and tuna. You always get the best body benefit from eating these foods because you absorb them with the other nutrients in the food better than in a fish oil pill.

But if you are a person that does not eat seafood, you may want to ask your doctor about over-the-counter supplements. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine did find that about 840 milligrams of fish oil is the amount it takes to help the heart.

The supplements appear to work best in those who have diabetes and existing heart problems but may also be good for the protection of the heart as well. There's also a new prescription medication -- it works against a fat in the blood called triglycerides.