Fish consumption, not fatty acid status, is related to quality of life in a healthy population

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Schiepers, O J G ^a   de Groot, R H M ^a,b   Jolles, J ^a,b   van Boxtel, M P J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Fish consumption; Mental health; Population based study; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953535074     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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