A review of the effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on blood triacylglycerol levels in normolipidemic and borderline hyperlipidemic individuals

Lipids in Health and Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Leslie, Michael A ^a   Cohen, Daniel J A ^a   Liddle, Danyelle M ^a   Robinson, Lindsay E ^a   Ma, David W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; n 3 PUFA; Normolipidemic; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

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

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LINSEED; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84938954314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12944-015-0049-7     Document Type: Review

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