
OpinionAugust 22, 2019
The False Promise of Fish Oil Supplements
After decades of promises that they “may work” to reduce cardiovascular disease, the lack of a demonstrated benefit leads me to conclude that consumers are wasting their money
R. Preston Mason, Ph.D., MBA, has been a member of the Cardiovascular Division at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School since 2002. He is also president and cofounder of Elucida Research in Beverly, Mass.

The False Promise of Fish Oil Supplements
After decades of promises that they “may work” to reduce cardiovascular disease, the lack of a demonstrated benefit leads me to conclude that consumers are wasting their money