Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Acids and Smoking-Related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Eyal Shahar,
Aaron R. Folsom,
Sandra Melnick,
Melvyn S. Tockman,
G W Comstock,
Valerio Gennaro,
M W Higgins,
Paul D. Sorlie,
W.-J. Ko,
Moysés Szklo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.33
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1476-6256
pISSN - 0002-9262
DOI - 10.1093/aje/kwn322
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , chronic bronchitis , docosahexaenoic acid , spirometry , polyunsaturated fatty acid , confidence interval , odds ratio , quartile , population , gastroenterology , fatty acid , asthma , environmental health , biology , biochemistry
Fish contain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, principally eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, which are known to interfere with the body's inflammatory response and may be of benefit in chronic inflammatory conditions.
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