scholarly journals A Mini Analysis: Depression and Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Dukagjin M Blakaj
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Brain Tissue ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
Essential Fatty Acids ◽  
Mammalian Brain ◽  
Omega 3

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have received a considerable amount of attention in a number of human pathologies, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, behavioral or mental disease, and especially depression. They make up one component of mammalian brain tissue that includes the different saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (McNamara and Carlson, 2006). 

scholarly journals A Mini Analysis: Depression and Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Dukagjin M Blakaj
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Brain Tissue ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
Essential Fatty Acids ◽  
Mammalian Brain ◽  
Omega 3

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have received a considerable amount of attention in a number of human pathologies, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, behavioral or mental disease, and especially depression. They make up one component of mammalian brain tissue that includes the different saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (McNamara and Carlson, 2006). 

scholarly journals Nutritional ecology of essential fatty acids: an evolutionary perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Hulbert ◽  
Sarah K. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Acid Composition ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Essential Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Fatty Acid ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Dietary Fatty Acid Composition

There are four types of fatty acids but only two types are essential nutritional requirements for many animals. These are the omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6 PUFA) and the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) and because they cannot be converted to one another they are separate essential dietary requirements. They are only required in small amounts in the diet and their biological importance stems largely from their role as constituents of membrane lipids. They are synthesised by plants and, as a generalisation, green leaves are the source of n-3 PUFA while seeds are the source of n-6 PUFA in the food chain. While the fatty acid composition of storage fats (triglycerides) is strongly influenced by dietary fatty acid composition, this is not the case for membrane fats. The fatty acid composition of membrane lipids is relatively unresponsive to dietary fatty acid composition, although n-3 PUFA and n-6 PUFA can substitute for each in membrane lipids to some extent. Membrane fatty acid composition appears to be regulated and specific for different species. The role of essential fats in the diet of animals on (1) basal metabolic rate, (2) thermoregulation, (3) maximum longevity, and (4) exercise performance is discussed.

NOS3 gene polymorphisms are associated with risk markers of cardiovascular disease, and interact with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

2010 ◽  
Vol 211 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane F. Ferguson ◽  
Catherine M. Phillips ◽  
Jolene McMonagle ◽  
Pablo Pérez-Martínez ◽  
Danielle I. Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Risk Markers ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Nos3 Gene

STUDY OF IWASHI SARDINE LIPIDS IN THE SCOPE OF POPULATION NUTRITION OPTIMIZATION

Fisheries ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (5) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Elena Chupikova ◽  
Konstantin Pavel ◽  
Svetlana Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Acid Composition ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Essential Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Omega 6

The article analyzes the fatty acid composition of the frozen iwashi lipids of different shelf lives. It is established that the total amount of essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 in iwashi’s fat reaches almost 90% of all polyunsaturated fatty acids and remains practically unchanged for 12 months of fish cold storage. It is shown that products from iwashi contain a significant amount of essential fatty acids, indispensable for the human body, which can be used to optimize the population nutrition and satisfy the physiological needs in eicosopentaenoic and docosahexaenoic fatty acids.

scholarly journals Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: The Way Forward in Times of Mixed Evidence

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten H. Weylandt ◽  
Simona Serini ◽  
Yong Q. Chen ◽  
Hui-Min Su ◽  
Kyu Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Medical Institutions

Almost forty years ago, it was first hypothesized that an increased dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from fish fat could exert protective effects against several pathologies. Decades of intense preclinical investigation have supported this hypothesis in a variety of model systems. Several clinical cardiovascular studies demonstrated the beneficial health effects of omega-3 PUFA, leading medical institutions worldwide to publish recommendations for their increased intake. However, particularly in recent years, contradictory results have been obtained in human studies focusing on cardiovascular disease and the clinical evidence in other diseases, particularly chronic inflammatory and neoplastic diseases, was never established to a degree that led to clear approval of treatment with omega-3 PUFA. Recent data not in line with the previous findings have sparked a debate on the health efficacy of omega-3 PUFA and the usefulness of increasing their intake for the prevention of a number of pathologies. In this review, we aim to examine the controversies on the possible use of these fatty acids as preventive/curative tools against the development of cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory diseases, as well as several kinds of cancer.

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