Dietary intakes of α-linolenic and linoleic acids are inversely associated with serum C-reactive protein levels among Japanese men

Nutrition Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 363-370

  Poudel Tandukar, Kalpana ^a   Nanri, Akiko ^a   Matsushita, Yumi ^a   Sasaki, Satoshi ^b   Ohta, Masanori ^c   Sato, Masao ^d   Mizoue, Tetsuya ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Inflammation; Japanese; n 3 PUFA, n 6 PUFA, C reactive protein; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JAPANESE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELECTION BIAS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING;

EID: 67650547929     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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