Fish consumption, fish oil supplements and risk of atherosclerosis in the Tromsø study

Fish consumption, fish oil supplements and risk of atherosclerosis in the Tromsø study

Abstract Background Whether long-chain n–3 PUFAs of marine origin have an anti-atherogenic effect in the general population has hardly been studied. In this population-based study, we hypothesized that fatty fish and fish oil intake protect against development of novel atherosclerotic plaques and is...

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Main Authors: Stein Harald Johnsen, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Sigrid K. Brækkan, John-Bjarne Hansen, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Fish consumption
PUFAs
Carotid ultrasonography
Fish oil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0364-8

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