Conversion of α-linolenic acid in humans is influenced by the absolute amounts of α-linolenic acid and linoleic acid in the diet and not by their ratio

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-53

  Goyens, Petra L L ^a   Spilker, Mary E ^b   Zock, Peter L ^c,d   Katan, Martijn B ^c,d   Mensink, Ronald P ^d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conversion; Humans; Oxidation; Ratio of linolenic to linoleic acid; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; CARBON; LINOLENIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; STEADY STATE; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 33747407706     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.1.44     Document Type: Article

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