Plasma omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and risk for total mortality: The Mexico City Prospective Study
People with higher omega-3 fatty acid levels in their blood show lower risk of dying from all causes in this large study.
This PubMed-indexed observational/cohort study examined Plasma omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and risk for total mortality: The Mexico City Prospective Study. The abstract reports that in this large cohort, higher circulating omega-3 fatty acid levels, including DHA, were associated with lower all-cause mortality.
What the study was
- Study design
- Observational/cohort study
- Population
- Plasma omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and risk for total mortality: The Mexico City Prospective Study.
- Sample size
- 900
- Category
- Other
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Clinical nutrition ESPEN
Why it surfaced
Observational/cohort study with an abstract-supported finding relevant to Cardiovascular-metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk; scored conservatively because only the PubMed abstract was reviewed.
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