Effect of randomized supplementation with high dose olive, flax or fish oil on serum phospholipid fatty acid levels in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-558

  Young, Genevieve S ^a   Conquer, Julie A ^a   Thomas, Rene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Adopt A Patient Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Fish oil; Flax oil; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESKIMO; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEA FOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HUMANS; LINSEED OIL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLANT OILS;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 27244449753     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2005045     Document Type: Article

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