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Omega-3 fatty acids and metabolic syndrome: Effects and emerging mechanisms of action

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Evidence for pharmacological responses and the mechanism of action of each of the n-3 fatty acid trio will be discussed for the major risk factors of metabolic syndrome, especially adiposity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and diabetes, hypertension, oxidative stress, and inflammation.
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This article is published in Progress in Lipid Research.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 368 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fatty acid & Docosahexaenoic acid.

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Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, EPA and DHA: Bridging the Gap between Supply and Demand.

TL;DR: All the new sources have potentially important roles to play in increasing the supply of n-3 LC-PUFA so that they are available more widely and in higher concentrations providing more options and opportunities for human consumers to obtain sufficient EPA and DHA to support more healthy, balanced diets.
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α-Linolenic acid: nutraceutical, pharmacological and toxicological evaluation.

TL;DR: It may be concluded that ALA may be beneficial as a nutraceutical/pharmaceutical candidate and is safe for use as a food ingredient.
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Lifestyle and nutritional imbalances associated with Western diseases: causes and consequences of chronic systemic low-grade inflammation in an evolutionary context.

TL;DR: This review focuses on lifestyle changes, especially dietary habits, that are at the basis of chronic systemic low grade inflammation, insulin resistance and Western diseases, and the disturbance of the authors' inflammatory/anti-inflammatory balance is illustrated by dietary fatty acids and antioxidants.
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A central role for JNK in obesity and insulin resistance

TL;DR: It is shown that JNK activity is abnormally elevated in obesity and an absence of JNK1 results in decreased adiposity, significantly improved insulin sensitivity and enhanced insulin receptor signalling capacity in two different models of mouse obesity.
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Resolving inflammation : dual anti-inflammatory and pro-resolution lipid mediators

TL;DR: New cellular and molecular mechanisms for the resolution of inflammation are presented, revealing key roles for eicosanoids, such as lipoxins, and recently discovered families of endogenous chemical mediators, termed resolvins and protectins, which have anti-inflammatory and pro-resolution properties.
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Mechanisms linking obesity with cardiovascular disease

TL;DR: The underlying mechanisms as well as the ways in which smoking and dyslipidaemia increase, and physical activity attenuates, the adverse effects of obesity on cardiovascular health are beginning to be understood.
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n−3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammation, and inflammatory diseases

TL;DR: At sufficiently high intakes, long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), as found in oily fish and fish oils, decrease the production of inflammatory eicosanoids, cytokines, and reactive oxygen species and the expression of adhesion molecules, and are potentially potent antiinflammatory agents.
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