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Open AccessIodine status in Norwegian preschool children and associations with dietary iodine sources: the FINS-KIDS study
Iodine is an essential trace element necessary for thyroid hormone synthesis. Iodine deficiency is a continuing public health problem despite international efforts to eliminate it. Studies on iodine status in ...
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Open AccessFatty fish intake and cognitive function: FINS-KIDS, a randomized controlled trial in preschool children
Marine resources including fatty fish are important sources of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs), which are important for brain development. To our knowledge, this is the first randomiz...
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Open AccessThe effects of fatty fish intake on adolescents’ nutritional status and associations with attention performance: results from the FINS-TEENS randomized controlled trial
Adolescence involves changes in dietary habits that may induce imbalances in the intake of different nutrients. Fish is an important dietary source of omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPU...
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Open AccessFatty fish intake and attention performance in 14–15 year old adolescents: FINS-TEENS - a randomized controlled trial
Fatty fish is the dominant dietary source of n-3 LCPUFAs but it also contains other micronutrients considered important for brain development and function. To our knowledge, the effect of fatty fish intake on ...
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Open AccessTotal Mercury, Methylmercury, Inorganic Arsenic and Other Elements in Meat from Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from the North East Atlantic Ocean
Meat samples of 84 minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) mainly from the Barents Sea, collected between 1 May and 16 August 2011, were analyzed for total mercury, methylmercury, cadmium, lead, total arsenic, ...
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Open AccessDietary Linoleic Acid Elevates the Endocannabinoids 2-AG and Anandamide and Promotes Weight Gain in Mice Fed a Low Fat Diet
Dietary intake of linoleic acid (LNA, 18:2n-6) has increased dramatically during the 20th century and is associated with greater prevalence of obesity. The endocannabinoid system is involved in regulation of e...
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Open AccessDiscrimination of n-3 Rich Oils by Gas Chromatography
Exploring the capabilities of instrumental techniques for discriminating n-3 rich oils derived from animals is a very important though much neglected area that was emphasized more than 100 years ago. In this s...
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Open AccessShort-term duodenal seal oil administration normalised n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in rectal mucosa and ameliorated bodily pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
A high dietary intake of n-6 compared to n-3 fatty acids (FAs) may promote the production of pro-inflammatory eicosanoids and cytokines. In two recent studies, short-term (10-day) duodenal administration of n-...
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Erratum to: Chemometric approaches in calibration experiments of trilinolenoylglycerol by liquid chromatography ion-trap mass spectrometry
The article presents a comprehensive account of the application of chemometric approaches to determine the factors that influence the tri-α-linolenoylglycerol (TALG) ammoniated adduct signal m/z 890.6 in an ion-t...
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Statistical approach to the rational selection of experimental subjects
Whilst human and animal experimentation receives much attention every year by the general media, the public and the scientific community, little has been done on how to reduce the number of living subjects to ...
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Chemometric approaches in calibration experiments of trilinolenoylglycerol by liquid chromatography ion-trap mass spectrometry
The article presents a comprehensive account of the application of chemometric approaches to determine the factors that influence the tri-α-linolenoylglycerol (TALG) ammoniated adduct signal m/z 890.6 in an ion-t...
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β-oxidation capacity of red and white muscle and liver in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)—Effects of increasing dietary rapeseed oil and olive oil to replace capelin oil
Post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were fed six diets in which capelin oil was replaced with 0, 25, 50, 75, or 100% rapeseed oil (RO; low-erucic acid) or 50% olive oil (OO). The experimental diets were fed ...
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Effects of duodenal seal oil administration in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Long-chain n-3 PUFA in fish oil have modulating effects on inflammatory responses. The aim of this open pilot study was to investigate whether duodenal seal oil administration would benefit patients with infla...
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The Hypolipidaemic Effect of EPA is Potentiated by 2- and 3-Methylation
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Lipid metabolism and tissue composition in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)—Effects of capelin oil, palm oil, and oleic acid-enriched sunflower oil as dietary lipid sources
Triplicate groups of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) were fed four diets containing different oils as the sole lipid source, i.e., capelin oil, oleic acid-enriched sunflower oil, a 1∶1 (w/w) mixture of capelin o...
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The 3-thia fatty acid, a novel bioactive compound, which changes the plasma profile from atherogenic to cardioprotective
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II, and Acyl-CoA oxidase activities in atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Salmon farmers are currently using high-energy feeds containing up to 35% fat; the fish's capability of fully utilizing these high-energy feeds has received little attention. Carnitine is an essential componen...
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Eicosapentaenoic acid and sulphur substituted fatty acid analogues inhibit the proliferation of human breast cancer cells in culture
Numerous studies have shown dietary fatty acids toinfluence the progression of several types of cancers.The purpose of the present investigation was toexamine the influence of various types of fattyacids, incl...
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Chronic administration of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid as ethyl esters reduced plasma cholesterol and changed the fatty acid composition in rat blood and organs
Fish oils rich in n-3 fatty acids have been shown to decrease plasma lipid levels, but the underlying mechanism has not yet been elucidated. This investigation was performed in order to further clarify the eff...
