<p>How many times a week are you eating fish? What about oily fish, like salmon and tuna?</p><p>Our dietary guidelines recommend the regular consumption of fish to potentially reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and even macular degeneration.</p><p>Norman and Tegan dig into the oily history of fish, and whether supplements can have the same effect.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-man-with-a-fish-on-his-back/" target="_blank">The Man with a Fish on His Back: In the late 19th century cod-liver oil was proclaimed the cure for many ailments</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25064579/">"Fishing" for the origins of the "Eskimos and heart disease" story: facts or wishful thinking?</a></li><li><a href="https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-HealthProfessional/">Omega-3 Fatty Acids - National Institutes of Health</a></li><li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/54/4/dyaf065/8171742?login=true" target="_blank">The relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammation: evidence from cohort and Mendelian randomization analyses</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003177.pub5/full" target="_blank">Omega‐3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease</a></li><li><a href="https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000451" target="_blank">Regular use of fish oil supplements and course of cardiovascular diseases: prospective cohort study</a></li><li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398533075_Associations_Between_Plasma_Omega-3_and_Fish_Oil_Use_With_Risk_of_Atrial_Fibrillation_in_the_UK_Biobank" target="_blank">Associations Between Plasma Omega-3 and Fish Oil Use With Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the UK Biobank</a></li><li><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.910977/full" target="_blank">Associations of fish oil supplementation with incident dementia: Evidence from the UK Biobank cohort study</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9413343/" target="_blank">Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Management of Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review</a> </li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7087473/">Omega 3 fatty acids for preventing or slowing the progression of age‐related macular degeneration</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34817851/" target="_blank">Omega-3 fatty acids for depression in adults</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2513032">Fish-Oil Supplementation and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis</a></li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/seed-oils-rfk-jr-diet/104838594">Why is everyone suddenly talking about seed oils?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/muscle-cramps-magnesium-pickle/104978276">Does magnesium work against muscle cramps?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/cortisol-lower-stress-hormones/104414058">Why is the internet telling me to lower my cortisol?</a></li></ul>