prospective study of erythrocyte polyunsaturated fatty acid, weight gain, and risk of becoming overweight or obese in middle-aged and older women

PURPOSE: ω3 and ω6 fatty acids (FA) may have divergent effects on the development of obesity. We examined the association of baseline erythrocyte ω3 and ω6 FA composition with body weight change and the risk of becoming overweight or obese in the Women’s Health Study (WHS) participants. METHODS: We...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of nutrition 2016-03, Vol.55 (2), p.687-697
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Lu, Manson, JoAnn E, Rautiainen, Susanne, Gaziano, J. Michael, Buring, Julie E, Tsai, Michael Y, Sesso, Howard D
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Zusammenfassung:PURPOSE: ω3 and ω6 fatty acids (FA) may have divergent effects on the development of obesity. We examined the association of baseline erythrocyte ω3 and ω6 FA composition with body weight change and the risk of becoming overweight or obese in the Women’s Health Study (WHS) participants. METHODS: We identified 534 women who had baseline erythrocyte FA measured and a baseline body mass index (BMI) of 18.5–
ISSN:1436-6207
1436-6215
1436-6215
DOI:10.1007/s00394-015-0889-y