Erythrocyte n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid and seafood intake decrease the risk of depression: Case-control study in Korea

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-31

  Park, Yongsoon ^a   Kim, Malgeunsinae ^a   Baek, Dawon ^a   Kim, Seok Hyeon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Depression; Energy intake; Erythrocytes; Koreans; N 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Seafood

Indexed keywords

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRANS FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ERYTHROCYTE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEA FOOD;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84863532687     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339264     Document Type: Article

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