While consumers may feel they read conflicting diet news all the time, she says people can be more confident in this comprehensive study's conclusions than in any research previously produced.

As for the Omega-3 products, Anand says those coming from fish seem to be heart protective, while those that come from plant sources like walnuts and flax seed have little in the research to support them.

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