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SUBMITTER: Holt PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909688 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Holt Peter R PR Alemán José O JO Walker Jeanne M JM Jiang Caroline S CS Liang Yupu Y de Rosa Joel Correa JC Giri Dilip D DD Iyengar Neil M NM Milne Ginger L GL Hudis Clifford A CA Breslow Jan L JL
International journal of nutrition 20170721 4
Adipose tissue inflammation is associated with obesity comorbidities. Reducing such inflammation may ameliorate these comorbidities. n-3 fatty acids have been reported to have anti-inflammatory properties in obesity, which may modulate this inflammatory state. In the current study a 1 gram per day oral supplement of the n-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was administered for 12 weeks to 10 grade 1-2 obese postmenopausal women and markers of adipose tissue and systemic inflammation measure ...[more]