background: eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) is the principal ω-3 fatty acids in marine oils. fasting blood sugar (fbs), hba1c and some of the plasma lipids and lipoproteins has been negatively related to the intake of ω-3 fatty acids and ascorbic acid, in some studies. therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of epa and/or vitamin c on glycemic indices, blood pressure, and pla...

Because of the frequent presence of cholesterol in the arterial lesions which develop during hypertension, the possibility was pointed out by Lemoine (1911) that hypercholesteremia might be a predisposing factor to atheromatosis. That it can be so in rabbits has been repeatedly demonstrated by administering cholesterol by mouth, with resultant production of hypercholesteremia and of atheromatou...

The concentration of lipids in the blood of animals and man is commonly considered to be a labile value which is affected markedly by the ingestion of food. This belief is reflected in the usual practice of securing samples of blood for comparative lipid studies with the subject in a fasting state. The same belief underlies the insistence on blood obtained during fasting in performing other ana...