Essential fatty acids and peptic ulcer disease

Essential fatty acids and peptic ulcer disease.

Dietary essential fatty acids and the decline in peptic ulcer disease--a hypothesis.

Peptic Ulcer Disease: Introduction

Peptic ulcer disease represents a serious medical problem. Approximately 500,000 new cases are reported each year, with 5 million people affected in the United States alone. Interestingly, those at the highest risk of contracting peptic ulcer disease are those generations born around the middle of the 20th century. Ulcer disease has become a disease predominantly affecting the older population,...

Peptic Ulcer Disease

Peptic ulcer disease prevalence is decreasing in the West, except in certain populations such as immigrants. [2] A UK population-based cohort study reported an overall incidence of uncomplicated peptic ulcer as being 0.75 cases per 1,000 person-years, declining from 1.1 to 0.52 cases per 1,000 person-years between 1997 and 2005. A reduction in H. pylori-related peptic ulcers, changing patterns ...

Peptic Ulcer Disease