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Hypertriglyceridemia and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

H. U. KloerC. Luley

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chemistry.chemical_classificationCalorieChemistrySaturated fatHypertriglyceridemiamedicineIngestionCholesterol intakeMetabolismFood sciencemedicine.diseaseOmegaPolyunsaturated fatty acid

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Recent studies by Bang and Dyerberg (1) have stimulated interest in the metabolism of omega-3 fatty acids and have suggested a link between the ingestion of these fatty acids in a diet and the low death rate from athersclerotic disease in Eskimos. In Japan, where fish consumption has traditionally been high, a concommitant shift in tissue lipid consumption favouring omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids has been interpreted as causative of a relatively low incidence of cardiovascular disease (1). When analyzing Eskimo food consumption, it became clear that the consumption of omega-3 PUFA is much higher besides a 50% reduction of saturated fat and a relatively high content of monounsaturated fat of chain lengths of more than 18 carbon atoms- The total fat intake of the Eskimos is in the order of 40% of total calories per day, which is as high in Western diets. In addition, cholesterol intake averages almost 800 mg, which is even higher than that usually found in Western diets.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1988-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0733-4_42