Influence of linseed oil diet on the pattern of serum phospholipids in man

Beitz, J.; Mest, H.J.; Förster, W.

Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica 40(7-8): K31-K35

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5318
PMID: 6277115
Document Number: 176846
We gave 11 volunteers 30 ml linseed oil daily for 4 weeks. This diet increased the amount of linolenic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid in the serum phospholipids within 1 week, whereas the amount of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid was decreased. Both effects were statistically significant. The results suggest that eicosapentaenoic acid can be synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid in human organism.

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