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Table 4 Plasma Fatty Acid Composition

From: Preliminary evidence for reduced adipose tissue inflammation in vegetarians compared with omnivores

Fatty Acid

Vegetarian

Omnivore

P-Value Between Groups

Arachidonic

1.0 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.3

0.39

DHA

0.6 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.5

0.09

Eladic

2 ± 0.5

3 ± 0.6

0.19

EPA

0.5 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.2

0.49

Linoleic

23 ± 3

21 ± 3

0.12

Linolenic

3 ± 0.4

3 ± 0.5

0.09

Myristic

2 ± 0.6

2 ± 0.4

0.22

Oleic

33 ± 3

30 ± 3

0.10

Palmitoleic + Palmiteladic

2 ± 0.6

2 ± 0.5

0.7

Palmitic

24 ± 3

28 ± 4

0.02

Stearic

8 ± 3

9 ± 2

0.34

  1. All fatty acids are given as the percent of total fatty acids. Data are shown as means ± SD and represent the percentage of total plasma fatty acids
  2. DHA - docosahexaenoic acid; EPA - eicosapentaenoic acid
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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