Dr Pam Popper: Birth Control Pills are Dangerous; Fish Oil Pills are Useless
4,748 views · Published 18 July 2013 · 6:35 · Indexed 21 October 2026
Channel: Pamela Popper (Dr. Pamela Popper) · 2013 · Education
Taking birth control pills is much riskier than most women who take them know. Cardiovascular events and even death are potential side effects. New data from Canada provides more detail. And you may be tired of hearing about this, but fish oil pills are useless - they don't reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death in any group, including those with several risk factors.
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