Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may be beneficial for reducing obesity-a review

Nutrients

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1212-1230

  Buckley, Jonathan D ^a   Howe, Peter R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body fat; Gene expression; Lean tissue anabolism; Satiety; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE I; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DECREASED APPETITE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPID STORAGE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

RODENTIA;

EID: 84950170991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu2121212     Document Type: Review

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