Abstract The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting the intake of
saturated fatty acids (SFAs) to< 10% of energy/d and replacing dietary SFAs with …

Consumption of omega 3 fatty acids is known to have health benefits. For many years, the
importance of the only member of the omega 3 family considered to be essential, alpha …

Consumption of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) is associated with a reduced
incidence of coronary arterial diseases. Dietary n-3 PUFAs act via several mechanisms …

Considerable debate remains regarding the distinct biological activities of individual
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). One of the most interesting yet controversial dietary …

The essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is present in high amounts in oils such as
flaxseed, soy, hemp, rapeseed, chia, and perilla, while stearidonic acid is abundant in …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are
manifestations of the metabolic syndrome. CVD remains the number one cause of mortality …

In cardiology, results of recent large intervention trials with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements were neutral. In contrast, in epidemiologic …

Aims/hypothesis To determine the effects of marine-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFA) on established and emerging lipid and lipoprotein cardiovascular risk markers in …

This review presents existing evidence of the influence of saturated and unsaturated fatty
acids on cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Data are discussed regarding the roles of the most …

The consumption of seed oils high in the omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) linoleic acid
(LA) contributes to low-grade inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and …