title: [Influence of omega 3 fatty acid dietary intake on asthma].
abstract: Results of clinical studies are contradictories, with different results in adults and children. Some studies detected a beneficial effect of Omega 3 (w3) fatty acid dietary intake in the risk of asthma and other studies have demonstrated a beneficial effect on clinical symptoms. In our area, a low intake of w3 fatty acids is rare. However, we need to recommend a right intake of w3 and w6 fatty polyunsaturated fatty acids to reach a good ratio w-6/w-3. Perhaps, the influence of polyunsaturated fatty acid intake could be due to the ratio w-6/w-3 and no to the total amount of w3 intake. A general recommendation is a dietary intake of fish three times each week, one of them fat fish.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, España. dadluis@yahoo.es
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: de Luis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Izaola
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3