Polyunsaturated fatty acids and calcaneal ultrasound parameters among Inuit women from Nuuk (Greenland): a longitudinal study

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu, Pierre Ayotte, Éric Dewailly, Sylvie Dodin, Henning S. Pedersen, Gert Mulvad, Suzanne Côté
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: Inuit women; Greenland; calcaneal ultrasound parameters; polyunsaturated fatty acids; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; greenlandic; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20988; https://doaj.org/article/7214af1589d44e7ea5221714d994018b

Background. The traditional diet of Inuit people comprises large amounts of fish and marine mammals that are rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Results from in vitro studies, laboratory animal experiments and population studies suggest that omega-3 PUFA intake and a high omega-3/om...