n‐3 fatty acids in health and disease
Not more than 10 years ago, most of us knew very little about n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The message to both the patient and the physician with regard to fatty acids and fats in the diet was based largely on over‐simplified information. For example, saturated fats were said to be ‘bad’. A high...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb01428.x 2024-06-02T08:06:09+00:00 n‐3 fatty acids in health and disease NORDØY, A. DYERBERG, J. 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb01428.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2796.1989.tb01428.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb01428.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Internal Medicine volume 225, issue S731, page 1-3 ISSN 0954-6820 1365-2796 journal-article 1989 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb01428.x 2024-05-03T10:54:22Z Not more than 10 years ago, most of us knew very little about n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The message to both the patient and the physician with regard to fatty acids and fats in the diet was based largely on over‐simplified information. For example, saturated fats were said to be ‘bad’. A high consumption of saturated fats increased both blood cholesterol and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). In contrast, the polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet were thought to be basically ‘good’. They reduced serum cholesterol and may have delayed the development of atherosclerosis. The lesson learnt from the Greenland Eskimos did not really change this concept, but has taught us more about some of the mechanisms involved [1, 2]. Today a common interest in regard to the potential benefit of n‐3 fatty acids is shared by almost everybody interested in the treatment and prevention of CHD. The diverse effects of twenty‐carbon fatty acids of the n‐6 and n‐3 families on platelet and vessel wall function, prostaglandin synthesis and lipoprotein metabolism, make them of special interest in relation to thrombosis and atherosclerosis [3]. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Greenland Wiley Online Library Greenland Journal of Internal Medicine 225 S731 1 3 |
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Not more than 10 years ago, most of us knew very little about n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The message to both the patient and the physician with regard to fatty acids and fats in the diet was based largely on over‐simplified information. For example, saturated fats were said to be ‘bad’. A high consumption of saturated fats increased both blood cholesterol and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). In contrast, the polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet were thought to be basically ‘good’. They reduced serum cholesterol and may have delayed the development of atherosclerosis. The lesson learnt from the Greenland Eskimos did not really change this concept, but has taught us more about some of the mechanisms involved [1, 2]. Today a common interest in regard to the potential benefit of n‐3 fatty acids is shared by almost everybody interested in the treatment and prevention of CHD. The diverse effects of twenty‐carbon fatty acids of the n‐6 and n‐3 families on platelet and vessel wall function, prostaglandin synthesis and lipoprotein metabolism, make them of special interest in relation to thrombosis and atherosclerosis [3]. |
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