truth or myth
“Fish-oil (omega-3) supplements protect your heart.”
🔴 Myth (for supplements)The largest review — 86 trials, 160,000+ people — found omega-3 supplements have little or no effect on heart attacks, strokes, or dying. (They do lower triglycerides, and eating actual fish is a different question.)
📋 Cochrane meta-analysis · 86 RCTs, 162,796 people — Abdelhamid et al., 2020 · read the study →Backed by a systematic review or meta-analysis — the top of the evidence pyramid. Not medical advice, just what the best evidence says.