NEW YORK - Women with diabetes also appear to receive the heart-healthy benefits of a diet rich in fish, researchers said Monday.

Among women with diabetes -- a condition that places them at especially high risk of cardiovascular disease -- the more fish they ate, the less likely they were to develop heart disease over a 16 year period.

The biggest reduction in risk was seen in women who ate fish at least five times per week, who were 64 percent less likely to develop heart disease than women who seldom ate fish.

Currently, the American Heart Association recommends that adults eat at least two servings of fish each week.