Omega 3 fatty acids in the elderly

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Úbeda, Natalia ^a   Achón, María ^a   Varela Moreiras, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone diseases; Bone fractures; Omega 3 fatty acids; Osteoblast; Osteoclast; Osteoporosis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; BONE AND BONES; COGNITION; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84861119244     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512001535     Document Type: Review

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