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Evaluation of the physiological and biochemical responses to altered n-6 and n-3 PUFA intake? Definition of optimal.. - FT0250
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Description
Evaluate, in a dose response study, the relative effects of long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA/DHA) and the precursor n-3 PUFA, alphalinolenic acid, on a range of health related outcome markers (including fasting and postprandial lipoproteins, blood coagulation and fibrinolytic markers, measures of immune and inflammatory response and antioxidant status). Also to provide a stronger scientific basis for deciding at what level and in what form n-3 PUFA should be provided in the human diet. |
Objective
To determine the form in which n-3 PUFA should be supplied
in the human diet; to determine the optimal amounts of
EPA/DHA and ALNA at which beneficial effects on disease
markers are observed in the absence of potentially harmful
effects; to provide a sound scientific base for advising
future nutrition policy and for guiding food manufacturers
on the optimum composition of spreads and oils for domestic
use and in food manufacture; to assess the potential for,
and advisibility of, further expansion in the development of
functional foods enriched with EPA/DHA or ALNA. |
Time-Scale and Cost
From:
1998
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To:
2002
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Cost: £215,457 |
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Contractor / Funded Organisations
University - Reading |
Keywords
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Fields of Study
Resource Efficient and Resilient Food Chain |