It is used in preventing and treating hyperlipidemia and has the functions of lowering total cholesterol, lowering triglyceride, increasing high-density lipoprotein and decreasing low-density lipoprotein.
Use of threetriglyceride-loweringdrugswaslimited, with 2.6 percent ofthoseintheborderlinehighgroupand 3.6 percent ofthose in the 200-and-higher group taking them.
Having said that, we do have much stronger evidence to suggest that taking Omega-3 fatty acid supplements improves cardiovascular health, especially in loweringtriglyceride levels.