title: Significance of the N-6/N-3 ratio for insulin action in diabetes.
abstract: This report supplies supportive data for the hypothesis that a high n-6/n-3 dietary fat ratio is a potent, negative variable in NIDDM. Further work is necessary to critically evaluate this hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes, S. L. Raheja Hospital, All India Institute of Diabetes, Bombay.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Raheja
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sadikot
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Phatak
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007333:Insulin Resistance
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005395:Fish Oils; D007328:Insulin