Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and cardiovascular disease
Epidemiological studies on Greenland Inuits in the 1970s and subsequent human studies have established an inverse relationship between the ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids [C20–22ω 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)], blood levels of C20–22ω 3 PUFA, and mortality associated with cardiovascular dis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520417900 |