Whole Blood ω-3 Fatty Acids Are Inversely Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Indigenous Mexican Women | Zendy

Adriana Monge | Zendy; William S. Harris | Zendy; Eduardo OrtizPanozo | Zendy; Elsa Yunes | Zendy; Carlos CantúBrito | Zendy; Andrés CatzínKuhlmann | Zendy; Ruy LópezRidaura | Zendy; Martín Lajous | Zendy

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Whole Blood ω-3 Fatty Acids Are Inversely Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Indigenous Mexican Women

Author(s) -

Adriana Monge,

William S. Harris,

Eduardo OrtizPanozo,

Elsa Yunes,

Carlos CantúBrito,

Andrés CatzínKuhlmann,

Ruy LópezRidaura,

Martín Lajous

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.227264

Subject(s) - quartile , polyunsaturated fatty acid , medicine , body mass index , demography , population , diabetes mellitus , intima media thickness , indigenous language , indigenous , endocrinology , biology , environmental health , fatty acid , confidence interval , carotid arteries , biochemistry , sociology , ecology

Long-chain ω-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may reduce the risk of atherosclerosis. The association between n-3 PUFAs and cardiovascular disease may vary across different populations, and there is limited information on Hispanic individuals with mixed Amerindian and European origin.

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