Effects of consumption of fatty fish rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on plasma lipids and prothrombin time in hyperlipidemic subjects

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Swati Tony Elavia (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Advisor
Karen L. Graves

Abstract: The effects of consumption of low levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) on plasma lipids and prothrombin time were examined in hyperlipidemic men (n = 18) attending a cardiac rehabilitation program. Three dietary treatments were evaluated: the men's customary, the American Heart Association Phase I diet, and a food source of n-3 PUFAs fed at two levels. Eight ounces of salmon were fed either two times or four times per week providing approximately 4.5 gm or 9 gm n-3 PUFAs per week, respectively. A Latin-square design which allowed adjustment for any carry-over effect of previous treatment into the succeeding period without separating the three test periods by a washout phase was employed. Each man consumed all three diets but in a different sequency; each dietary treatment lasted four weeks. The salmon was prepared, packed, and distributed to the men after completion of their exercise program at the center. They were instructed to substitute the fish for an entree at lunch or dinner. Adherence to diet instruction was ascertained from a food diary kept for four days during the last week of each treatment phase.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1989
Subjects
Omega-3 fatty acids
Unsaturated fatty acids in human nutrition
Hyperlipidemia

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