Are dietary recommendations for the use of fish oils sustainable?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 633-637

  Jenkins, David J A ^a   Sievenpiper, John L ^a   Pauly, Daniel ^b   Sumaila, Ussif Rashid ^b   Kendall, Cyril W C ^a,c   Mowat, Farley M ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Ste 6133 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; DIELDRIN; DIOXIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVERSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEMENTIA; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 62649165209     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081274     Document Type: Article

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