Omega-3 Supplements: How Over-65s Can Stay Out Of Hospital
Would you like to save a few billion pounds?
Unfortunately I'm not talking about a few billion in savings for you and me personally. (To save that kind of money we'd have to own our own oil companies.) But according to a new study, you and I and others could help the NHS save billions in health care costs over the next five years.
And even though your share of the savings might be modest, your personal share of wellness could be quite significant.
Omega-3 supplements may reduce hospitalisations
Last year, US researchers at the Lewin Group (a health care consulting and research firm) were commissioned by the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) to estimate the potential health care savings that might result if all adults over the age of 65 regularly took these two supplements for five years:
* Omega-3 fatty acids (1,800 mg per day)
* A combination of lutein and zeaxanthin (6-10 mg per day)
Based on the known cardiovascular benefits associated with omega-3 supplements that contain EPA and DHA, the Lewin team offered a 'conservative' estimate that reduced physician fees and hospitalisations would result in more than $3 billion in savings over five years.
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