Influence of Fish Oil-Derived n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Changes in Body Composition and Muscle Strength During Short-Term Weight Loss in Resistance-Trained Men

Influence of Fish Oil-Derived n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Changes in Body Composition and Muscle Strength During Short-Term Weight Loss in Resistance-Trained Men

Background: A detrimental consequence of diet-induced weight loss, common in athletes who participate in weight cutting sports, is muscle loss. Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3PUFA) exhibit a protective effect on the loss of muscle tissue during catabolic situations such as injury-si...

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Main Authors: Jordan D. Philpott, Niels J. Bootsma, Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez, David Lee Hamilton, Elizabeth MacKinlay, James Dick, Samuel Mettler, Stuart D. R. Galloway, Kevin D. Tipton, Oliver C. Witard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
energy restriction
fat-free mass
fat mass
performance
athletes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2019.00102/full

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