Dietary Intake of Marine n-3 Fatty Acids, Fish Intake, and the Risk of Coronary Disease among Men

It has been hypothesized that a diet containing n-3 fatty acids from fish reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, but few large epidemiologic studies have examined this question.In 1986, 44,895 male health professionals, 40 to 75 years of age, who were free of known cardiovascular disease completed detailed and validated dietary questionnaires as part of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. During six years of follow-up, we documented...