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Table 4 Alteration of serum TG levels in supplementation studies involving normolipidemic and moderately hyperlipidemic subjects

From: A review of the effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on blood triacylglycerol levels in normolipidemic and borderline hyperlipidemic individuals

Study

N-3 PUFA Dose (g/d)

% Change in serum TG levels

Duration (wks)

Additional Supplement (g/d)

Study

N-3 PUFA Dose (g/d)

% Change in serum TG levels

Duration (wks)

Additional Supplement (g/d)

Normolipidemic Subjects - EPA and/or DHA Supplements

Moderately Hyperlipidemic Subjects – EPA and/or DHA Supplements

Cazzola [64]

    

Buckley [59]

    

 Group A

4.05

−30*

12

 

Group A

4.9

−8*

4

 

 Group B

4.05

−25*

12

 

Group B

4.8

−22*

4

 

 Group C

2.7

−25*

12

 

Laidlaw [51]

    

 Group D

2.7

−33*

12

 

Group A

4

−40*

4

 

 Group E

1.35

−22*

12

 

Group B

4

−39*

4

1 g of γ-linolenic acid

 Group F

1.35

−33*

12

 

Group C

4

−35*

4

2 g of γ-linolenic acid

Damsgaard [56]

    

Group D

4

−7

4

4 g of γ-linolenic acid

 Group A

3.25

−51*

8

Low LA diet

Di Stasi [54]

    

 Group B

3.25

−19*

8

High LA diet/Olive Oil

Group A

4

−20

12

 

Nilsson [46]

3

−12*

5

 

Group B

2

−15

12

 

Hlais [45]

    

Group C

1

9

12

 

 Group A

2.95

−10

6

8 g of Sunflower Oil

Stark [55]

4

-26*

4

 

 Group B

2.95

−2

12

8 g of Sunflower Oil

Offman [50]

    

 Group C

1.47

−15*

6

 

Group A

3.3

−8

2

 

 Group D

1.47

6

6

8 g of Sunflower Oil

Group B

3

−21

2

 

 Group E

1.47

−12

12

 

Vanschoonbeek [53]

3

−10*

4

 

 Group F

1.47

1

12

8 g of Sunflower Oil

Ciubotaru [49]

    

 Group G

0.74

−4

6

8 g of Sunflower Oil

Group A

2.9

−26*

5

 

 Group H

0.74

−12

12

8 g of Sunflower Oil

Group B

1.45

−4

5

7 g of Safflower Oil

Brady [57]

    

Stark [61]

2.8

−20*

4

 

 Group A

2.5

−25*

6

Moderate LA diet/Olive Oil

Lovegrove [48]

2.5

−31*

12

 

 Group B

2.5

−20*

6

High LA diet - Corn Oil

Sanders [44]

    

Wu [62]

2.4

−18*

6

 

Group A

1.8

−17*

52

 

Sanders [60]

2.1

−21

4

 

Group B

0.9

0

52

 

Rizza [47]

2

−26*

12

 

Group C

0.45

0

52

 

Geppert [63]

0.94

−23*

8

 

Mann [52]

    

Kaul [58]

    

Group A

1.05

−21*

2

 

 Group A

0.61

0

12

 

Group B

1.02

−25*

2

 
     

Fakhrzadeh [43]

0.3

−2

26

 

Normolipidemic Subjects - ALA Supplements

     

Kaul [58]

         

 Group B

1.02

0

12

Flaxseed Oil; 0.28 g of LA

     

 Group C

0.37

15

12

Hempseed Oil; 1.02 g of LA

     
  1. *Asterisks denotes studies which found significantly different changes in serum TG levels (p < 0.05)