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Childs, Caroline E., Kew, Samantha, Finnegan, Yvonne E., Minihane, Anne Marie 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-4226, Leigh-Firbank, Elizabeth C., Williams, Christine M. and Calder, Philip C.
(2014)
Increased dietary α-linolenic acid has sex-specific effects upon eicosapentaenoic acid status in humans: re-examination of data from a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel study.
Nutrition Journal, 13.
ISSN 1475-2891
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a metabolic pathway by which mammals can convert the omega-3 (n-3) essential fatty acid α-linolenic acid (ALA) into longer-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFA) including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). As far as we know there are currently no studies that have specifically examined sex differences in the LC n-3 PUFA response to increased dietary ALA intake in humans, although acute studies with isotope-labelled ALA identified that women have a significantly greater capacity to synthesise EPA and DHA from ALA compared to men. FINDINGS: Available data from a placebo-controlled, randomised study were re-examined to identify whether there are sex differences in the LC n-3 PUFA response to increased dietary ALA intake in humans. There was a significant difference between sexes in the response to increased dietary ALA, with women having a significantly greater increase in the EPA content of plasma phospholipids (mean +2.0% of total fatty acids) after six months of an ALA-rich diet compared to men (mean +0.7%, P = 0.039). Age and BMI were identified as predictors of response to dietary ALA among women. CONCLUSIONS: Women show a greater increase in circulating EPA than men during increased dietary ALA consumption. Further understanding of individual variation in the response to dietary ALA could inform nutrition advice, with recommendations being specifically tailored according to habitual diet, sex, age and BMI.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adult,aged,body mass index,body weight,diet,dietary supplements,eicosapentaenoic acid,female,humans,male,middle aged,phospholipids,placebos,sex characteristics,alpha-linolenic acid |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2016 16:00 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:38 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57294 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1475-2891-13-113 |
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