The epidemic character of depressive disorders has prompted further research into dietary habits that could make an etiological contribution. One clear change in the diet of the population in developed countries has been the replacement of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids by saturated fats and trans-fats as well as by omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are e...

Metabolic syndrome X is common in Indians. But the exact cause for this is not clear. Earlier, I proposed that this could be due to low activities of delta6 and delta5 desaturases and consequent decreased plasma and tissue concentrations of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of omega-6 and omega-3 series since perinatal period. This implies that perinatal to adult life supplementation of lo...

BACKGROUND Disarrangement in fatty acids and oxidative stress are features of cystic fibrosis. Cholesterol is very sensitive to oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES The objectives were to examine whether cholesterol oxidation products are altered in cystic fibrosis and whether they are associated with fatty acids and with characteristics of the disease state. DESIGN 7-Ketocholesterol and 7beta-hydr...

b a ckground:  scientific literature has shown evidence that omega-3 polyunsaturated  fatty  acids  (pufa)  have  anti-androgenic  action,  and  for  this reason could be useful as an adjuvant in hyperandrogenism conditions including polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos). however, the possible effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) and docosahexaenoic acid (dha) supplementation on testosterone conc...

in order to study the effects of artichoke leaf powder on the quality parameters of thigh and breast meat and the fatty acids profile of breast meat, 240 day-old japanese quails were used. the brids were assigned to 4 treatments including basal diet (control), basal diet supplemented with levels of 15 and 30 g/kg artichoke powder and 300 mg/kg vitamin e with 4 replicates for each treatment in a...

  In this study changes in fatty acids profile during frozen storage at -18°C of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), caught from the Persian Gulf (Bandar Abbas) were studied. Changes in saturated fatty acids (SFAs), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), EPA+DHA/C16, n-3 PUFA/n-6 PUFA (n-3/n-6) and polyunsaturated fatty acids /saturated fatty acids (PUFA/SFA) were i...

The experience of Poland is consistent with epidemiological and clinical evidence indicating that mortality due to coronary heart disease can be reduced by partly replacing dietary saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats while maintaining a low intake of trans fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fat reduces serum concentrations of low density cholesterol, but this cannot account for the size and rapi...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW With escalating rates of allergic disease, it is vital to explore novel causal pathways. This review examines the evidence for a potential role of changing dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the development, treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. RECENT FINDINGS Although it is difficult to determine the contribution of altered (decreased) dietar...

The brain is one of the organs with the highest level of lipids (fats). Brain lipids, formed of fatty acids, participate in the structure of membranes, for instance 50 % fatty acids are polyunsaturated in the gray matter, 1/3 are of the omega-3 family, and are thus of dietary origin. The omega-3 fatty acids (mainly alpha-linolenic acid, ALA) participated in one of the first experimental demonst...