UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: the effects of the dietary n-6 : n-3 fatty acid ratio on cardiovascular health
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Stanley, JC, El Som, RL, Calder, PC, Griffin, BA, Harris, WS, Jebb, SA, Lovegrove, JA, Moore, CS, Riemersma, RA and Sanders, TAB (2007) UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: the effects of the dietary n-6 : n-3 fatty acid ratio on cardiovascular health BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 98 (6). 1305 - 1310. ISSN 0007-1145
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Abstract
This report summarises a workshop convened by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) on 11 September 2006 to review the results of three FSA-funded studies and other recent research on effects of the dietary n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio on cardiovascular health. The objective of this workshop was to reach a clear conclusion on whether or not it was worth funding any further research in this area. On the basis of this review of the experimental evidence and on theoretical grounds, it was concluded that the n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio is not a useful concept and that it distracts attention away from increasing absolute intakes of long-chain n-3 fatty acids which have been shown to have beneficial effects on cardiovascular health. Other markers of fatty acid intake, that more closely relate to physiological function, may be more useful.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Nutrition & Dietetics, polyunsaturated fatty acids, cardiovascular disease, fish oil, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID, AGED 45-70 Y, FISH-OIL, DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID, INFLAMMATORY MARKERS, INSULIN SENSITIVITY, PRIMARY-PREVENTION, SERUM-CHOLESTEROL, ARTERY-DISEASE |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences > Nutrition and Metabolism |
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| ID Code: | 2612 |
| Deposited By: | Melanie Hughes |
| Deposited On: | 10 Nov 2010 14:36 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2013 14:47 |
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