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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• GEELEN, A
• BROUWER, I. A
• SCHOUTEN, E. G
• KLUFT, C
• KATAN, M. B
• ZOCK, P. L

Titel

Intake of n-3 fatty acids from fish does not lower serum concentrations of C-reactive protein in healthy subjects

Ist Teil von

• European journal of clinical nutrition, 2004-10, Vol.58 (10), p.1440-1442

Ort / Verlag

Basingstoke: Nature Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, is a powerful predictor of cardiovascular risk. We hypothesised that n-3 fatty acids reduce underlying inflammatory processes and consequently CRP concentrations in healthy middle-aged subjects. Placebo-controlled, double-blind study. A total of 43 men and 41 postmenopausal women aged 50-70 y. Before and after intervention, we measured serum CRP concentrations with an enzyme immunoassay. Capsules with either 3.5 g/day fish oil (1.5 g/day n-3 fatty acids) or placebo for 12 weeks. The median CRP change in the fish oil group did not significantly differ from that in the placebo group (0.01 vs -0.17 mg/l, P = 0.057). The currently available data--including ours--do not support that beneficial effects on CRP are involved in a mechanism explaining the protective effect on heart disease risk of n-3 fatty acids as present in fish.