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What does fish oil do for your heart/ body?
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Happy Heart: Fish oil lowers triglycerides. It also reduces your risk for heart attacks and dying from bad heart rhythms. It reduces your blood pressure [slightly]. Fish oil helps eczema and psoriasis too.
Answered 3/26/2016
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Fish oil: Refer to this wiki for lots of information on fish oil: http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/fish_oil.
Answered 12/10/2013
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