Direct quantitation of omega-3 fatty acid intake of Canadian residents of a long-term care facility

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Fratesi, Jennifer A ^a   Hogg, Ryan C ^a   Young Newton, Genevieve S ^a,d   Patterson, Ashley C ^a   Charkhzarin, Payman ^a   Thomas, Karin Block ^b   Sharratt, Michael T ^c   Stark, Ken D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Village of Winston Park   (Canada)

^c Dept Kinesiology   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Diet; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fatty acid composition; Gas chromatography; Omega 3

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; BLOOD; CANADA; DIET; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANADA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 61449222770     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H08-131     Document Type: Article

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