Background & aims Maternal polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) concentrations in
pregnancy are essential for fetal lipid metabolism and adipocyte differentiation. Whether …

Fish oil‐enriched diets increase n− 3 FA in tissue phospholipids; however, a similar effect by
plant‐derived n− 3 FA is poorly defined. To address this question, we determined mass …

α-Linolenic acid (ALA) is an n-3 fatty acid found in plant-derived foods such as linseeds and
linseed oil. Mammals can convert this essential fatty acid into longer-chain fatty acids …

Essential fatty acids (EFAs), and their longer-chain more-unsaturated derivatives (LCPUFAs)
in particular, are essential for normal growth and cognitive development during childhood …

Linseed oil, being rich in 18: 3n-3, represents an alternative source of n-3 PUFA in the
maternal diet. However, little is known about the effect of this oil on the long chain n-3 PUFA …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the scientific-
medical literature to identify, appraise and synthesize the evidence of omega-3 fatty acids in …

Abstract Carlson and Kingston ([2007]: Am J Hum Biol 19: 132–141) propose that preformed
dietary docosahexaenoic acid (an omega‐3 fatty acid in fish) did not have a significant role …

Depressive symptoms in the community have a considerable impact on quality of life.
Although long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) have frequently been implicated …

The changes in fatty acid composition of serum and in platelet aggregation induced by
supplementation of arachidonate-enriched TAG were investigated in twenty-four healthy …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate flaxseed as a partial source of protein and an exclusive source
of lipids and fibers in the development of the central nervous system by analyzing …