Omega-3 fatty acids would prevent more deaths than the cardiac defibrillators used to revive patients’ hearts when they have stopped beating.

According to the industry internet site nutraingredients.com, “These findings contribute to the wealth of literature surrounding omega-3’s heart health benefits in the wider context of the U.S. number-one cause of death, heart disease, which can often be prevented through lifestyle choices relating to nutrition, exercise or smoking.”

The team, led by Dr. Thomas Kottke at the Heart Center at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, found that eating omega-3s could result in a 6.4 percent total death reduction by preventing sudden cardiac death in apparently healthy people. Indeed, the study says that fish oils are more effective than the medical devices for saving lives.