Omega-3 fatty acids in cardiovascular disease–an uphill battle

C von Schacky - Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 2015 - Elsevier
In cardiology, results of recent large intervention trials with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplements were neutral. In contrast, in epidemiologic …

Are we consuming enough long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal health?

BJ Meyer - Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids …, 2011 - Elsevier
The health benefits attributed to the consumption of long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFA) are enormous but are we consuming enough for optimal health …

n− 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular diseases: To whom, how much, preparations

A Nordøy, R Marchioli, H Arnesen, J Videbæk - Lipids, 2001 - Springer
An expert round table discussion on the relationship between intake of n− 3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids (PUFA) mainly of marine sources and coronary heart disease at the 34th Annual …

Fish or n3‐PUFA intake and body composition: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Bender, M Portmann, Z Heg, K Hofmann… - Obesity …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a major public health issue and an important contributor to the global burden of
chronic disease and disability. Studies indicate that fish and omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty …

Potential impact of omega-3 treatment on cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes

J Hartweg, AJ Farmer, RR Holman… - Current opinion in …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
This systematic review and meta-analysis confirms the triglyceride lowering effects of omega-
3 PUFAs, demonstrates potential dose–response effects and shows improvements in …

Indications for omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

P Nestel, P Clifton, D Colquhoun, M Noakes… - Heart, Lung and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA) 2008 review on omega-3
long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) made recommendations with respect to …

Omega‐3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

AS Abdelhamid, TJ Brown, JS Brainard… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Researchers have suggested that omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from
oily fish (long‐chain omega‐3 (LCn3), including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and …

Effects of dietary polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids on dyslipidemia and insulin resistance in rodents and humans. A review

YB Lombardo, AG Chicco - The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
For many years, clinical and animal studies on polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids (PUFAs),
especially those from marine oil, eicosapentaenoic acid (20: 5, n-3) and docosahexaenoic …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in health and disease

D Ristić-Medić, V Vučić, M Takić, I Karadžić… - Journal of the Serbian …, 2013 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are necessary for overall health. The two PUFAs
families, n-6 and n-3 fatty acid are physiologically and metabolically distinct. Proportion of …