Total n-3 fatty acid and SFA intakes in relation to insulin resistance in a Canadian First Nation at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes

• Published in: Public Health Nutrition
• Main Authors: Paquet, Catherine, Propsting, Sarah L, Daniel, Mark
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
• Subjects: Nutrition and Health; Canada; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282250/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23517921; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980013000542

OBJECTIVE: The present study sought to investigate the associations of total n-3 fatty acid and SFA intakes with insulin resistance in a Canadian First Nation sample at risk for type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Fasting values for glucose and insulin were used to estimate insulin resistance by homeostasis mo...