Special Edition: Myth Busters - Fish Oil: Facts, Fiction, and EPA

In this special episode on Fish Oil - Facts, Fiction, and EPA our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik, will discuss the evidence distinguishing fish oil from EPA (Icosapent ethyl). This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Amarin.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John Osborne MD, PhD - Preventive cardiologist and lipidologist, Chief medical officer of Clear Cardio, LLC

Selected References:

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: STRENGTH trial - JAMA. 2020;324(22):2268-2280

Icosapent Ethyl: JELIS - Lancet. 2007;369(9567):1090-1098

Icosapent Ethyl: REDUCE-IT - N Engl J Med 2019; 380:11-22

ADA Standards of Care: Diabetes Care 2025;48(Supplement_1):S207–S238

https://doi.org/10.2337/dc25-S010

2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: Circulation. 2023;148. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168