Study: Fish Helps Japanese Men’s Hearts

Eating fish may help reduce Japanese men’s risk of heart disease, a new study suggests. The study included 281 Japanese men, 306 white American men and 281 Japanese-American men. Researchers measured plaque deposits in the arteries of the neck and around the heart. Levels were lowest in Japanese men. They were highest in Japanese-Americans. Nearly half of Japanese men smoke. This increases the risk of heart disease. But Japanese men eat lots of fish. Researchers said that may be why they have such healthy arteries. HealthDay News wrote about the study July 29. It was in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.