Inflammation is a central component in atheroma
formation and plaque rupture,11 and studies have linked
systemic markers of inflammation to CVD risk.12 A crosssectional
study of 727 women in the Nurses Health
Study I found dietary intake of omega-3’s to be inversely
related to inflammatory markers C-reactive protein, IL-6,
Figure 1
Classification of fats.
Figure 2
Metabolic pathway of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids.
Figure 3
Historical schematic of relative percentages of fat and intake of
different fatty acids in human beings. Reproduced with permission by
the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. n Am J Clin Nutr.
American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
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E-selectin, soluble intercellular cell adhesion molecule 1,
and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1