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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 95, Issue 7, Pages 869-871Publisher
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.12.014
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- NCRR NIH HHS [MOI RR-01271] Funding Source: Medline
- NINR NIH HHS [NR 04902] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [MOI-00079] Funding Source: Medline
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To test the hypothesis that a dietary omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid, improves the lipoprotein subclass profile of children who have hyperlipidemia, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Children who had hyperlipidemia (n = 20) were stabilized on a low-fat diet for 6 weeks and then randomized to receive 1.2 g/day of docosahexaenoic acid for 6 weeks or placebo. Supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid significantly increased low-density lipoprotein subclass 1 and high-density lipoprotein subclass 2 (large and buoyant; less atherogenic particles) by 91% and 14%, respectively, compared with the placebo phase. Low-density lipoprotein subclass 3 (small and dense; more atherogenic particles) decreased by 48%. (c) 2005 by Excerpta Medica Inc.
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