...Kerry S. Flannagan; Sheila Gahagan; Arun K. Das; Raquel A. Burrows; Betsy Lozoff; Eduardo Villamor Background: Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) status in childhood may be associated with adiposity development. Objective: To assess associations of serum PUFA biomarkers in childhood with change...

...Alexandre Lapillonne; Sissel J. Moltu Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) play specific roles during the perinatal period and are very important nutrients to consider. The possible effects of LCPUFAs, particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), on various clinical outcomes of preterm...

... supported a systematic review of human studies on the roles of pre- and postnatal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) published from 2008 to 2013 and an expert workshop that reviewed the information and developed recommendations, considering particularly Asian populations. An increased supply...

...Rajwinder K. Harika; Ans Eilander; Marjan Alssema; Saskia J.M. Osendarp; Peter L. Zock Aim: To systematically review data from different countries on population intakes of total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and to compare these to recommendations from...

.... Children, fatty acids Obesity Polyunsaturated fatty acids Original Paper Ann Nutr Metab 2010;57:234 241 DOI: 10.1159/000322626 Received: May 26, 2010 Accepted after revision: November 4, 2010 Published online: December 11, 2010 Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids in Obese Male and Female Mexican Children...

... ) were provided with 800 kcal daily of either carbohydrates (CH; 200 g), or fat (90 g) enriched either with saturated fatty acids (SAFA; 72%) or (ω-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA; 60%) or cis-monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA; 40%; n = 5) in addition to a standard diet (2,000 kcal/ day; 50% CH, 15...

... and the induction of inflammation by carrageenan. Dietary lipids also influenced the extent of inflammation. Animals fed 10% cod liver oil [containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)] for 10 weeks showed a significantly lower inflammation compared to that observed in animals fed diets supplemented with 10...

...Christophe Brouard; Marc Pascaud The effects of in vitro additions of between 10 and 100 µ M n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids were examined on the proliferation of stimulated T lymphocytes in culture. For both phytohemagglutinin-induced human blood lymphocytes and concanavalin-A-induced rat...

...-6)/18:2 (n-6), suggesting that cholesterol feeding may impair the desaturase activities. Cholesterol-lowering effect Polyunsaturated fatty acids Desaturation Esterification © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel 1987 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part...

...C. De-Lucchi; M.L. Pita; M.J. Faus; J.L. Periago; A. Gil The fatty acid and cholesterol contents of tissue membranes are determinants of their stability and functionality. This study was designed to evaluate the influences of diet and postnatal age on the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA...

..., differences in growth were noted. In rats given the diet low in linoleic acid, growth of the cortical carcinoma was significantly increased, whereas the opposite effect was seen in rats with myeloid leukemia. Linoleic acid Polyunsaturated fatty acids Tumor growth © 1986 S. Karger AG, Basel 1986...

...Martijn B. Katan; Angé;lique van Birgelen; Jean Paul Deslypere; Margriet Penders; Wija A. van Staveren The level of certain polyunsaturated fatty acids in body fluids or tissues can be a valid indicator of their consumption in man. In 59 housewives studied over a 2.5-year period we found...

...-induced changes in the perineural permeability and/or possible modifications in the cable properties of the peripheral nerve fibers related to the myelin sheath composition. Sciatic nerve Dietary lipids Polyunsaturated fatty acids Chronaxie Ann Nutr Metab 1989;33:108-1 13 © 1989 S. Karger AG...

...B. Stern; S. Heyden; D. Miller; G. Latham; A. Klimas; K. Pilkington A blood pressure-lowering effect of increased prostaglandin synthesis via polyunsaturated fatty acids has been demonstrated in animal experiments. To our knowledge, for the first time an attempt was made to lower elevated blood...

.... Encephalopathy Tocopherol Chick Polyunsaturated fatty acids Lysosomes Cerebellum Acid phosphatase Nutr. Metab. 24: 154 160(1980) Lysosomal Acid Phosphatase Decrease in Nutritional Encephalopathy in Chicks Yosef Dror and Pierre Budowski Department of Agricultural Biochemistry and Animal Science, Faculty...

... tolerance test Lipoprotein lipase Polyunsaturated fatty acids Nutr. Metab. 21: 349-357 (1977) Fat Emulsions with Added Free Cholesterol or Fatty Acid Cholesteryl Esters Studies on Removal Mechanisms in vivo and Hydrolysis by L ipoprotein Lipase in v itro 1 Stephan Rossner and Bengt Vessby2 King Gustaf...

... of phosphatidyl-ethanolamine (PE) in liver tissue, the three fat emulsions induced a decrease of some polyunsaturated fatty acids (C20 and C22) percentages. The observed differences in the amount of liver triglycerides between the three fat emulsions seem to be related with the removal mechanisms which appear...

... were added in increasing Canthaxanthin amounts to the basal ration, which contained only very low Type of fatty acid quantities of fat and vitamins. In the second and the third Polyunsaturated fatty acids experiment vitamin and canthaxanthin contents in the Egg lipids ration were held constant...

... as covariates. Results: Mean fasting serum insulin levels were 107.4 ± 35.0 pmol/l (36.5–230.4 pmol/l). The intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) was higher, saturated fat and the ω–6 to ω–3 PUFA ratio were in the upper limit, and ω–3 PUFAs (% caloric intake, En) were lower than the recommended dietary...

...Nora Morgado; Attilio Rigotti; Alfonso Valenzuela Background: While elevated plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels has been associated to a reduction in cardiovascular risk, dietary fish oils rich in omega–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may protect against this disease. The protective...