Higher plasma n-3 fatty acid status in the moderately healthy elderly in southern Québec: Higher fish intake or aging-related change in n-3 fatty acid metabolism?

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 82, Issue 4-6, 2010, Pages 277-280

  Fortier, M ^a   Tremblay Mercier, J ^a   Plourde, M ^a   Chouinard Watkins, R ^a   Vandal, M ^a   Pifferi, F ^a   Freemantle, E ^a   Cunnane, S C ^a,b  

^a Research Centre on Aging   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EATING; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FASTING; FISHES; HUMANS; QUEBEC; SEAFOOD; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951975804     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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