[HTML][HTML] Blood docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in vegans: Associations with age and gender and effects of an algal-derived omega-3 fatty acid …

B Sarter, KS Kelsey, TA Schwartz, WS Harris - Clinical nutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & aims Several studies have demonstrated that vegetarians and vegans have
much lower plasma concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids (ie, docosahexaenoic and
eicosapentaenoic acids) when compared to those who eat fish. The purposes of this study
were 1) to define the age and/or sex-specific docosahexaenoic plus eicosapentaenoic acids
levels in red blood cell membranes (expressed as a percent of total fatty acids; hereafter the
omega-3 index) in long-term vegans, and 2) to determine the effects of a vegetarian omega …
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