title: Effects of marine fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) on lipid profiles in women.
abstract: 1. Cycling women both taking or not taking oral contraceptives and menopausal women on replacement estrogen ingested 3 g daily of marine fish oil for 30 days. 2. Triglycerides decreased in the contraceptive users, cholesterol and LDL increased in the non-contraceptive user; while LDL decreased in the menopausal women. 3. After 14 days removal of the fish oil, lipid profiles generally returned to a pattern generally thought to be harmful. 4. Fish oil appears to alter lipids favorably in women receiving exogenous estrogens compared to natural circulating estrogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Lox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects; D004032:Diet; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008593:Menopause; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D004967:Estrogens; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol