Seafood ChoiCeS

Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks
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APPENDIX B
Amount Results Conclusion**
Fish oil group:
6 g fish oil
30% n-3 fatty acids;
18% EPA, 12%
DHA
2 capsules 3 times/
day
Sunflower oil group:
6 g sunflower oil
65% n-6 fatty acids;
0.2% n-3 fatty
acids
2 capsules 3 times/
day
Recommended to
consume 55% of
calories as carbohydrates,
15% as
protein, 30% as fat
There were no significant differences in fasting
plasma glucose, insulin, or HbA1c between the two
groups.
After 2 months of sunflower oil and fish oil treatments,
the fish oil treatment significantly lowered
triacylglycerols and lipoprotein(a) compared to the
the sunflower oil treatment (p