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From: Skeletal muscle structural lipids improve during weight-maintenance after a very low calorie dietary intervention

Figure 1

The four diagrams show the key-changes in skeletal muscle phospholipid fatty acid composition during a period of weight stabilization following a VLCD. Concentration of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 class (LCPUFAn-3) increased due to increased eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3); also the ratio of LCPUFA of the n-3 class versus the n-6 class increased. Data are Mean +/- SEM. White bars give data obtained at the end of the VLCD period (baseline) and black bars give data obtained 24 weeks later during the weight maintenance period. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01.

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Lipids in Health and Disease

ISSN: 1476-511X