"The risk factors include the dimensions of the structure, its location and its location relative to other buildings around it, " explains Matthew Waldrum from Omega Red Group, who assesses the risk of lightning hitting buildings.

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"The studies are notable for that alone, " says John Paul SanGiovanni, a staff scientist with the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, who published 12 years of follow-up data on omega-3 fatty acids and AMD risk earlier this year with very similar results.

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"Research actually supports combination therapy of omega-3 supplements and medication for people at risk for heart disease, " says Dr. O'Keefe.

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Finally, omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown to reduce inflammation (mainly pertaining to heart risk) by suppressing the inflammatory markers, have also been shown to help treat depression.

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