Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality

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Authors

Matti Marklund

Jason Wu

Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto

Yoichiro Hirakawa

Abstract

In pooled global analyses, higher in vivo circulating and tissue levels of LA and possibly AA were associated with lower risk of major cardiovascular events. These results support a favorable role for LA in CVD prevention.

Topics & Keywords

Fatty Acid Research and Health Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 139, Issue 21, pp. 2422-2436

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.038908

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