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Introduction and Background According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the 5th leading cause of mortality in the US, and a leading cause of significant long-term disability where almost 50% of stroke survivors, age 65 and above, suffer from disabling decrease in mobility.
The growing presence on the North American as well as European market of food products enriched with fish oil as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) omega-3 in the diet requires evaluation and comment. Research exploring health influence of the consumption of fish oil started in 1990
Participants were chosen from the control group of the Genetics of the Atherosclerotic Disease (GEA, for its initials in Spanish) study, performed at the Institute National of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez" in Mexico City, Mexico. The protocol was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the
Long Chain-Polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are needed to support normal physiological functions: Unlike saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, synthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 omega-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 omega-3) from its omega-3 PUFA precursor,