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Nutrition & Metabolism, 2012 Background The vitamin-like omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids are converted in the body to a large family of hormones which act at selective receptors that occur on nearly every cell and tissue.
Lands Bill, Lamoreaux Etienne
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Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Immune Cells
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 Alterations on the immune system caused by omega-3 fatty acids have been described for 30 years. This family of polyunsaturated fatty acids exerts major alterations on the activation of cells from both the innate and the adaptive immune system, although ...
Saray Gutiérrez +2 more
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Nutrients, 2019 The omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA, 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic (DHA, 22:6n-3) acids, are well accepted as being essential components of a healthy, balanced diet, having beneficial effects on ...
D. Tocher +4 more
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Omega-3 fatty acids and inflammatory processes: from molecules to man.
Biochemical Society Transactions, 2017 Inappropriate, excessive or uncontrolled inflammation contributes to a range of human diseases. Inflammation involves a multitude of cell types, chemical mediators and interactions.
P. Calder
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The Effect of Fiber and Omega-6:Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio on Asthma and Asthma-related Symptoms in an Adult U.S. Population [PDF]
, 2021 Asthma is one of the most common diseases in the world affecting more than 10% of adults in many westernized countries and 339 million globally. Studies have shown a positive association between increased dietary fiber and improvement in asthma-related ...
Nelson, Korie AS
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Swine Reproduction - A Review [PDF]
, 2003 A literature review was conducted to examine the role dietary omega-3 fatty acids may play in swine reproduction. Omega-3 fatty acids are not normally present to any great extent in practical swine diets, but they are increasingly important in human and ...
Reese, Duane
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Omega-6/Omega-3 and PUFA/SFA in Colossoma macropomum Grown in Roraima, Brazil
Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2013 In this study was evaluated the fatty acids composition of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) fillet, fish species cultivated in Roraima State, Brazil. For the extraction of tambaqui oil was used Sohxlet device and then it was methylated.
Antonio Alves Melho Filho +2 more
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Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 BACKGROUND Researchers have suggested that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from oily fish (long-chain omega-3 (LCn3), including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)), as well as from plants (alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)) benefit ...
A. Abdelhamid +11 more
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The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology, 2020 Omega-3 fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids thought to play a role in health and disease. They are known as essential fatty acids, as they cannot be synthesized in mammals.
I. Kostoglou-Athanassiou +2 more
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Circulation, 2019 Hypertriglyceridemia (triglycerides 200-499 mg/dL) is relatively common in the United States, whereas more severe triglyceride elevations (very high triglycerides, ≥500 mg/dL) are far less frequently observed.
Ann C Skulas-Ray +13 more
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