The Association between Plasma Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio and Anthropometric Traits Differs by Racial/Ethnic Groups and <i>NFKB1</i> Genotypes in Healthy Young Adults

The Association between Plasma Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio and Anthropometric Traits Differs by Racial/Ethnic Groups and <i>NFKB1</i> Genotypes in Healthy Young Adults

Evidence for a relationship between omega-6/omega-3 (n-6/n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratio and obesity in humans is inconsistent, perhaps due to differences in dietary intake or metabolism of PUFAs between different subsets of the population. Since chronic inflammation is central to obesi...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Bauman-Fortin, David W.L. Ma, David M. Mutch, Salma A. Abdelmagid, Alaa Badawi, Ahmed El-Sohemy, Bénédicte Fontaine-Bisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
<i>NFKB1</i>
single nucleotide polymorphism
omega-6/omega-3 ratio
body mass index
waist circumference
racial/ethnic groups
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/9/1/13

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