"A popular study from the 1970s that helps sell millions of dollars' worth of fish oil supplements worldwide is deeply flawed, according to a new study being published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The original study, by Danish physicians H.O. Bang and D.J. Dyerburg, claimed Inuit in Greenland had low rates of heart disease because of their diet, which is rich in fish oil and omega-3 fatty acids from eating fish and blubber from whales and seals." But there's more! Read more here.
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Self-Study Course)
British Medical Journal: Epidemiology for the uninitiated