The effects of low dose n-3 fatty acids on serum lipid profiles and insulin resistance of the elderly: A randomized controlled clinical trial

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-116

  Fakhrzadeh, Hossein ^a   Ghaderpanahi, Maryam ^b   Sharifi, Farshad ^b,c   Mirarefin, Mojde ^b   Badamchizade, Zohre ^b   Kamrani, Ahmad Ali Akbari ^d   Larijani, Bagher ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Kahrizak Charity Foundation   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aged; Apolipoproteins; Insulin resistance; N 3 fatty acids; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN A; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; IRAN; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRAN; LIPASE; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE;

EID: 77956495206     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000011     Document Type: Article

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