Computer Modeling Suggests that Fish Oil Supplementation Could Dramatically Reduce Cardiac Death Rate.

A computer-simulated model of sudden cardiac death has shown that increased fish oil intake by Americans could reduce the rate of cardiac death by 6.4%, which scientists estimated would produce a greater reduction than universal distribution of cardiac defibrillators. The study was published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The study, conducted at the Heart Center of Regions Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota, utilized a computer-simulated community of 100,000 Americans and applied data from past medical studies. Researchers calculated that raising omega-3 fatty acid intake levels would save 58 lives each year by preventing fatal heart rhythm disturbances. Researchers further estimated that cardiac defibrillators, which shock a fatally arrhythmic heart back into normal rhythm, would save fewer lives per year than would increased fish oil consumption. In fact, they reported that even if automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were available in every home and public area, the devices would lower a community's annual death rate by less than 1%; internal defibrillators would only reduce cardiac death by 3.3%.

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