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Plasma omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and risk for total mortality: The Mexico City Prospective Study

People with higher omega-3 fatty acid levels in their blood show lower risk of dying from all causes in this large study.

This PubMed-indexed observational/cohort study examined Plasma omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and risk for total mortality: The Mexico City Prospective Study. The abstract reports that in this large cohort, higher circulating omega-3 fatty acid levels, including DHA, were associated with lower all-cause mortality.

What the study was

Study design
Observational/cohort study
Population
Plasma omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and risk for total mortality: The Mexico City Prospective Study.
Sample size
900
Category
Other
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Clinical nutrition ESPEN

Why it surfaced

Observational/cohort study with an abstract-supported finding relevant to Cardiovascular-metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk; scored conservatively because only the PubMed abstract was reviewed.

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