Associations of obesity with triglycerides and C-reactive protein are attenuated in adults with high red blood cell eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids.

BackgroundN-3 fatty acids are associated with favorable, and obesity with unfavorable, concentrations of chronic disease risk biomarkers.ObjectiveWe examined whether high eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acid intakes, measured as percentages of total red blood cell (RBC) fatty acids,...

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Main Authors: Makhoul, Z, Kristal, AR, Gulati, R, Luick, B, Bersamin, A, O'Brien, D, Hopkins, SE, Stephensen, CB, Stanhope, KL, Havel, PJ, Boyer, B
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2011
Subjects:
EPA
DHA
Gam
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8nw2s21g