Fatty acids from fish better than supplements for blood pressure

If you want the full health benefits of omega-3, it’s best to get them from natural food sources like oily fish than in supplement form.

That’s the overriding conclusion out of a pair of studies published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that showed that while omega-3 from dietary sources such as herring, mackerel and salmon can help lower blood pressure in mice, supplements showed no anti-hypertensive effects.