text_1: The physician showed me the lipid panel on a 60-year-old woman.  Total cholesterol about 250, triglycerides about 600, high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol 36, low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol 89.  "Which one to start with:  Lipitor or gemfibrozil?  But my main question is if there is any evidence that omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) are helpful."
text_2: Are omega-3 fatty acids helpful in hypertriglyceridemia?