Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Diets with Improved Omega-3 Fatty Acid Profiles.

A high incidence of cardiovascular disease is observed worldwide, and dietary habits are one of the risk factors for these diseases. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet help to prevent cardiovascular disease. We used life cycle assessment to analyse the potential of two strategies to imp...

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Main Authors: Carla R V Coelho, Franck Pernollet, Hayo M G van der Werf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4978454?pdf=render