Omega-3

  • Funders: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and 2 more
  • Human trial1

Funding

4 grants since 2023

National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthUS$5.1mNational Institute on AgingUS$412.5kNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesUS$123.8k

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Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

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
European Journal of Nutrition

Blood chemistry partly explained diet’s link to waist size

The share of blood fatty acids that were polyunsaturated partly accounted for the diet–waist link: 35.6% in men and 46.5% in women.The share of blood fatty acids that were polyunsaturated partly accounted for the diet–waist link: 35.6% in men and 46.5% in women.

Cohort study of 10,242 peopleMechanisms
Heart

H-FABP links to heart risks mostly when omega-3s are low

Highest versus lowest H-FABP tertiles had an MI hazard ratio of 2.23 in people with low omega-3s, but 1.11 in those with high levels.Highest versus lowest H-FABP tertiles had an MI hazard ratio of 2.23 in people with low omega-3s, but 1.11 in those with high levels.

Cohort study of 42,392 peopleBiomarkers