Fish oil supplements can potentially significantly reduce the risk of heart disease in older women, according to a recent study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition .
Triglycerides are fat in the blood, like cholesterol.
But unlike cholesterol, triglycerides have gotten little attention until recently. A study, however, has shown that high triglyceride levels are a risk factor for heart disease, but most research has been conducted in men. However, the author of this study cites research that suggests that, for those with high triglyceride levels, the risk of heart attack was greater in women than in men. Stark and colleagues studied 35 postmenopausal women who ranged in age from 43 to 60 who had no history of heart disease. They had had their last period at least one year before the study started, and many took hormone replacement therapy.