print email comment close Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632 Description: Recommendations for intake of omega-3 fatty acids, which "benefit the heart of healthy people, and those at high risk of -- or who have -- cardiovascular disease." Provides background and guidelines for (preferably fatty) fish for omega-3 fatty acids, and for other foods containing alpha-linolenic acid ("can become omega-3 fatty acid in the body. The extent of this modification is modest and controversial, however"). Includes links to related articles. From the American Heart Association. Publisher: American Heart Association Extra Keywords lna LII Database Information: Record 25332 created by Jennifer English on 01/28/2008 Last modification on 01/28/2008 Published: 01/31/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25332