Flax and Reduced Arachidonic Acid to EPA Ratio

• Consumption of echium oil increases EPA and DPA in blood fractions more efficiently compared to linseed oil in humans.

  • 2016-02-18
  • RCT · n = 59
  • Lipids in health and disease 15
  • • Katrin Kuhnt
    • Stefanie Weiß
    • Michael Kiehntopf
    • Gerhard Jahreis

  • PubMed: 26892399
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0199-2

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  • Reduced Arachidonic Acid to EPA Ratio

  • High evidence

  EO led to a lower arachidonic acid/EPA-ratio compared to LO in plasma, RBC, and PBMC

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  5 g ALA daily