Dietary intake and adipose tissue content of α-linolenic acid and risk of myocardial infarction: a Danish cohort study
Author(s) -
Christian Sørensen Bork,
Marianne Uhre Jakobsen,
Søren LundbyeChristensen,
Anne Tjønneland,
Erik Berg Schmidt,
Kim Overvad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.115.127019
Subject(s) - medicine , adipose tissue , myocardial infarction , cohort , prospective cohort study , cohort study , alpha linolenic acid , physiology , endocrinology , fatty acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , biology , biochemistry , docosahexaenoic acid
Intake of the plant-derived ω-3 (n-3) fatty acid α-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3; n-3) may reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but the results of previous studies have been inconsistent.
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