title: The effect of a free mackerel-supplemented diet on plasma and lipoprotein lipid concentrations in normolipidemic subjects.
abstract: The effect of mackerel consumption on plasma and lipoprotein lipid concentrations was studied in a seven-day experiment in eight healthy, normolipidemic subjects. Participants ate about 100 g mackerel (corresponding to about 2.5-3 g omega 3 fatty acids daily. The mean triglyceride concentrations in total plasma, VLDL, and LDL were significantly reduced by 40, 46.7, and 38.5% respectively after fish consumption. There was also a small (non-significant) reduction of plasma cholesterol and a (significant) increase of the ratio of HDL/total plasma cholesterol. These data show that a moderately increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids by fish food can change lipid characteristics in healthy normolipidemic individuals within a short-time period, even on a free diet.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiologie und Biochemie der Ernährung, Bundesanstalt für Milchforschung, Kiel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pfeuffer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagemeister
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Barth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005395:Fish Oils; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol