Table 3 Fatty acid profile (mol %) of serum total lipid in subjects on the three experimental diets (n = 21)
From: An increase in dietary n-3 fatty acids decreases a marker of bone resorption in humans
| Â | AAD | LA Diet | ALA Diet |
|---|---|---|---|
SFA | 34.7 ± 0.6 | 33.0 ± 0.5* | 33.5 ± 0.5 |
MUFA | 20.0 ± 0.6 | 17.0 ± 0.6‡ | 17.9 ± 0.6‡ |
PUFA | 45.5 ± 0.7 | 50.1 ± 0.7‡ | 48.7 ± 0.7‡ |
n-6 PUFA | 42.0 ± 0.6 | 44.9 ± 0.6‡ | 42.1 ± 0.6§ |
LA | 33.3 ± 0.5 | 37.1 ± 0.5‡ | 34.6 ± 0.5*§ |
AA | 8.2 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.4†| 7.3 ± 0.4‡ |
n-3 PUFA | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.3‡ | 6.6 ± 0.3‡§ |
ALA | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.2‡ | 3.1 ± 0.2‡• |
EPA | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1‡ | 1.2 ± 0.1‡¶ |
DPA | 0.6 ± 0.04 | 0.7 ± 0.04 | 0.7 ± 0.04‡¶ |
DHA | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
SFA/UNSAT | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.01†| 0.50 ± 0.01* |
LA/ALA | 49.6 ± 2.3 | 19.3 ± 2.3‡ | 12.4 ± 2.3‡¶ |
n-6/n-3 | 12.7 ± 0.5 | 9.0 ± 0.5‡ | 6.8 ± 0.5‡§ |