References for Omega-3
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Kris-Etherton PM, Harris WS, Appel LJ (2002) Fish consumption, fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids, and cardiovascular disease. Circulation 106:2747-2757.
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Saito Y, Yokoyama M, Origasa H, Matsuzaki M, Matsuzawa Y, Ishikawa Y, et al. (2008) Effects of EPA on coronary artery disease in hypercholesterolemic patients with multiple risk factors: sub-analysis of primary prevention cases from the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS). Atherosclerosis 200(1):135-40.
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Harris WS, Lemke SL, Hansen SN et al (2008) Stearidonic acid-enriched soybean oil increased the omega-3 index, an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. Lipids 43:805-811.
James MJ, Ursin VM, Cleland LG (2003) Metabolism of stearidonic acid in human subjects: Comparison with the metabolism of other n-3 fatty acids. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 77:1140-5.
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