non-LA omega-6

Biomarker

1 paper1 finding

Humans1

Associations

Mortality

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1 study

non-LA omega-6 is associated with mortality in humans (HR 0.90 (95% CI 0.87–0.92) per interquintile range).
“non-LA omega-6 were inversely associated with mortality per interquintile range for the latter (HR 0.90; 95% CI 0.87, 0.92).”
HumansPer interquintile range of circulating non-LA omega-6plasman = 144,900
Higher blood omega-3 levels linked to lower risk of death
Clinical nutrition ESPEN8 Oct 2026

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Clinical Nutrition ESPEN9 Oct

Higher blood omega-3 levels linked to lower risk of death

Mexican adults with the highest levels of non-DHA omega-3 fats had a 20% lower hazard of death than those with the lowest.Mexican adults with the highest levels of non-DHA omega-3 fats had a 20% lower hazard of death than those with the lowest.

Cohort study of 144,900 peoplePopulations

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The British Journal of Nutrition10 Aug

Proteome-wide interaction study of fatty acids and mortality in the UK Biobank

Cohort study of 30,190 peoplePopulations