Nutrition 101: physicians can no longer ignore the healing power of diet and nutritional supplements

Figures & data

Figure 1. A fish oil supplement providing 850 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plus eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) daily reduced all-cause mortality and sudden death by 21 and 44%, respectively, in this study of over 11,000 survivors of a myocardial infarction.

Data from [9].

Figure 2. A meta-analysis of vitamin D supplementation trials showed a significant decrease in all-cause mortality.

CI: Confidence interval.

Data from [12].

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