Omega 3 Deficiency Cause Obesity
Does fish oil cause bleeding?
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil have conclusively been shown to reduce risk for heart attack and stroke. They also have the capacity to "thin the blood."
What this means is that omega-3s slightly block the activation of blood platelets and inhibit their "clumping," two basic steps in clot formation. Omega-3s also inhibit production of arachidonic acid and thromboxane that trigger blood vessel constriction and inflammation. The blood clotting protein, fibrinogen, also an independent coronary...
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