n–3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation (Pikasol®) in Men with Moderate and Severe Hypertriglyceridaemia: A Dose-Response Study
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
- Vol. 36 (5-6) , 283-287
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000177731
Abstract
The effect of n-3 fatty acids in 11 men with hypertriglyceridaemia was investigated. The subjects were given daily supplements with three different doses of n-3 fatty acids for 8-week periods. The supplements given were 2, 4 and 9 g of n-3 fatty acids/day, respectively. Total cholesterol, triglycerides and the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol significantly decreased with all three doses in a dose-dependent way. HDL-cholesterol increased in a dose-dependent fashion, while apolipoproteins A1 and B were unaltered by the supplements apart from a small increase in apolipoprotein A1 after the lowest dose of n-3 fatty acids. The greatest effect was observed after 2 g of n-3 fatty acids/day.Keywords
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