Omega-3 Deficiency Causes 96,000 Deaths a Year
November 3rd, 2009
Amazingly, they found that between 72,000 and 96,000 preventable deaths each year due to omega-3 deficiency. (Danaei G et al. PLoS Med. 2009 Apr 28;6(4):e1000058.)
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