A computed tomography (CT) scan can detect calcified plaque in coronary arteries. And because this calcium-laced plaque is believed to be associated with the presence of heart disease, CT scans are being widely advertised and hyped at many medical centers. Mostly, the scans are aimed at the healthy as a new must-have "preventive" test. Ads push the message that if the test shows you don't have heart disease, the worried well can breathe a sigh of relief and if calcified plaques do show up, they can begin medical treatment.
At first glance, that might make sense. After all, the CT heart scan is promoted as a totally non-painful, non-invasive, not terribly expensive test that takes only minutes in order to "see" into your body and look for heart disease. But there's one huge downside medical marketers fail to talk about: the test bombards the body with radiation. And a new study of the test's radiation risk suggests coronary CT scans trigger cancer.
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Comment: If we read the article more closely, we will see that 200 mg of DHA a day is just enough to affect biochemical markers. That dose is by no means enough for optimal health as is implied elsewhere in the article. In fact, research has shown that we need a lot more Omega-3 fatty acids to balance the large amount of Omega-6 fatty acids that we consume everyday.
And as if the above is not misleading enough, the author felt compelled to add the last sentence, insinuating that people should eat fish, which are more likely than not contaminated with mercury than getting Omega-3 supplements. Why is that? Is it because getting Omega-3 supplements is a good and inexpensive way to improve your health and it is not in the interest of big pharma companies?