Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: is a broad cholesterol-lowering health claim appropriate?

CMAJ. 2014 Apr 1;186(6):434-9. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.130253. Epub 2013 Nov 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Cholesterol / metabolism
  • Diet, Fat-Restricted
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / administration & dosage*
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / administration & dosage
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / metabolism
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / administration & dosage
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / metabolism
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / administration & dosage*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / metabolism
  • Female
  • Food Labeling*
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / mortality
  • Hyperlipidemias / prevention & control
  • Insurance Claim Reporting*
  • Male
  • Risk Assessment

Substances

  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-6
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Cholesterol