Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular disease
Yates , Clara M., Calder , Philip C. and Rainger , G. Ed (2011) Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. Bulletin of the British Society for Cardiovascular Research, 24, (4), 4-11.
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The omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) (Figure 1) are naturally occurring fatty acids found in high amounts in seafood especially fatty fish (e.g. salmon, herring, sardines, mackerel, tuna). These fatty acids are also found in fish oil supplements. In the 1960s and 1970s it was observed that Greenland Inuits, native Alaskans and the inhabitants of Okinawa, Japan, had a much reduced risk of developing coronary artery disease compared to ‘western’ populations1-4 and that this was associated with a diet rich in n-3 PUFAs. Thus, the ‘cardioprotective’ hypothesis related to n-3 PUFA consumption was engendered. Much research has been carried out in the intervening years on the beneficial effects of consuming n-3 PUFAs. Here we review the data from epidemiological and interventional studies as well as mechanistic studies on the actions of dietary n-3 PUFAs in the cardiovascular system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Human Development and Health |
| Item ID: | 337271 |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2012 14:13 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2012 14:15 |
| Contributors: | Yates , Clara M. (Author) Calder , Philip C. (Author) Rainger , G. Ed (Author) |
| Date: | October 2011 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/337271 |
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