Effects of marine fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) on lipid profiles in women

Author: Lox CD

Address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.

Source: Gen Pharmacol 1990;21(3):295-8

Abstract:
1. Cycling women both taking or not taking oral contraceptives and menopausal women on replacement estrogen ingested 3 g daily of marine fish oil for 30 days. 2. Triglycerides decreased in the contraceptive users, cholesterol and LDL increased in the non-contraceptive user; while LDL decreased in the menopausal women. 3. After 14 days removal of the fish oil, lipid profiles generally returned to a pattern generally thought to be harmful. 4. Fish oil appears to alter lipids favorably in women receiving exogenous estrogens compared to natural circulating estrogen.

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