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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2021
A great deal of the media attention about dietary fats focuses on the avoidance of unhealthy saturated and trans fats. Although minimizing the intake of these fats is certainly important for good health, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend ...
Melissa L Hunter, Rebecca Hoover
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Omega-3 fatty acids in cancer

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2013
Significant achievements have been obtained in cancer treatment, but the clinical relevance of drug approach in daily practice remains questionable due to the high costs, limited efficacy, and negligible influence on quality of life. A new concept is emerging which is based on the early combination of chemotherapy and nutrition therapy.Inflammation ...
LAVIANO, Alessandro   +3 more
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Omega-3 fatty acids and anorexia

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2005
To review the mechanisms of action of omega-3 fatty acids and their role in the brain, as well as their therapeutic implications in anorexia.Recent studies have demonstrated that omega-3 fatty acids modulate changes in the concentrations and actions of several orexigenic and anorexigenic neuropeptides in the brain, including neuropeptide Y, alpha ...
Susumu Suzuki   +3 more
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Women and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2004
Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3 FA) are constituents of the membranes of all cells in the body and are precursors of locally produced hormones, eicosanoids, which are important in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, especially in women. Omega-3 FA are of interest in some of the most common conditions affecting women. One mechanism underlying
Tom Saldeen, Pia Saldeen
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1988
Excerpt To the Editor:We read with interest Dr. von Schacky's (1) excellent perspective on marine omega-3 fatty acids.
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Omega-3 fatty acids and athletics

Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2007
Human beings evolved consuming a diet that contained about equal amounts of y-6 and y-3 essential fatty acids. Today, in Western diets, the ratio of y-6 to y-3 fatty acids ranges from approximately 10:1 to 20:1 instead of the traditional range of 1:1 to 2:1. Studies indicate that a high intake of y-6 fatty acids shifts the physiologic state to one that
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Omega-3 fatty acids and inflammation

Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2004
Dietary omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids have a variety of anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating effects that may be of relevance to atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations of myocardial infarction, sudden death, and stroke. The n-3 fatty acids that appear to be most potent in this respect are the long-chain polyunsaturates derived from marine oils,
Trevor A. Mori, Lawrence J. Beilin
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Immunomodulation by omega-3 fatty acids

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 2007
The immune system, including its inflammatory components, is fundamental to host defense against pathogenic invaders. It is a complex system involving interactions amongst many different cell types dispersed throughout the body. Central to its actions are phagocytosis, processing of antigens derived from intracellular and extracellular pathogens ...
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