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Article: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).(NUTRACEUTICALS RESEARCH)(Brief article)
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- Nutraceuticals World
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
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Nutraceutical: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Indication: Coronary heart disease (CHD)
Source: Br J Nutr, March 2006;95(3):525-31.
Research: Whereas there is plenty of evidence that long-chain omega 3 fatty acids exert triglyceride lowering effects, the effects of pure DHA on human blood lipids have not been studied in the past. One hundred and fourteen vegetarians with blood lipids in the normal range, aged 18-43, took part in this double-blind, ...