FAB: Omega-3/Omega-6 ratio

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Omega-3/Omega-6 ratio - research

Evans et al 2012 - Association of plasma omega-3 and omega-6 lipids with burden of disease measures in bipolar subjects
Lin et al 2012 - A meta-analytic review of polyunsaturated fatty acid compositions in dementia.
Gillies et al 2012 - Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents
Cunnane et al 2012 - Plasma and Brain Fatty Acid Profiles in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Steer et al 2011 - Polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in blood during pregnancy, at birth and at 7 years: their associations with two common FADS2 polymorphisms
Lassek & Gaulin 2011 - Sex differences in the relationship of dietary Fatty acids to cognitive measures in American children
Simopoulos 2011 - Evolutionary aspects of diet: the omega-6/omega-3 ratio and the brain.
Corsinovi et al 2011 - Dietary lipids and their oxidised products in Alzheimer's disease
Milte et al 2011 - Polyunsaturated fatty acids, cognition and literacy in children with ADHD with and without learning difficulties
Ramsden CE et al 2011 - All PUFAs are not created equal: absence of CHD benefit specific to linoleic acid in randomized controlled trials and prospective observational cohorts
Milte et al 2011 - Erythrocyte polyunsaturated fatty acid status, memory, cognition and mood in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthy controls
Pascoe et al 2011 - What you eat is what you are - A role for PUFA in neuroinflammation induced depression?
Yehuda et al 2011 - Effects of essential fatty acids in iron deficient and sleep-disturbed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children
Ruusunen et al 2011 - Serum polyunsaturated fatty acids are not associated with the risk of severe depression in middle-aged Finnish men: Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) study
Blasbag TL et al 2011 - Changes in consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the United States during the 20th century
Harper KN et al 2011 - Maternal serum docosahexaenoic acid and schizophrenia spectrum disorders in adult offspring
De Souza et al 2011 - Effects of maternal malnutrition and postnatal nutritional rehabilitation on brain fatty acids, learning, and memory
Lafourcade et al 2011 - Nutritional omega-3 deficiency abolishes endocannabinoid-mediated neuronal functions
Koletzko et al 2011 - Genetic variants of the FADS gene cluster predict amounts of RBC DHA and other PUFA in pregnant women
Kirby et al 2010 - The association of fatty acid deficiency symptoms (FADS) with actual essential fatty acid status in cheek cells
Kirby et al 2010 - Childrens' learning and behaviour and the association with cheek cell PUFA levels
Kirby et al 2010 - A double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the effects of omega-3 supplementation in children aged 8-10 years from a mainstream school population
Banni & Di Marzo 2010 - Effect of dietary fat on endocannabinoids and related mediators: consequences on energy homeostasis, inflammation and mood
Morse (2009) - A meta-analysis of blood fatty acids in people with learning disorders with particular interest in arachidonic acid
Sánchez-Villegas et al 2009 - Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression: the SUN cohort
Hoffman et al 2009 - Toward optimizing vision and cognition in term infants by dietary docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid supplementation: a review of randomized controlled trials.
Liou & Innis 2009 - Dietary linoleic acid has no effect on arachidonic acid, but increases n-6 eicosadienoic acid, and lowers DGLA and EPA in plasma of adult men.
Johnson et al 2009 - Omega-3/omega-6 fatty acids for ADHD: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in children and adolescents.
Schnebelen et al 2009 - Dietary n-3 and n-6 PUFA enhance DHA incorporation in retinal phospholipids without affecting PGE(1) and PGE (2) levels.
Lands 2009 - False profits and silent partners in health care
Rapoport 2008 - Arachidonic acid and the brain
Whelan 2008 - Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated fatty acids and the aging brain: food for thought.
Brown & Susser 2008 - Prenatal nutritional deficiency and risk of adult schizophrenia
Xie & Innis 2008 - Genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster are associated with altered (n-6) and (n-3) essential fatty acids in plasma and erythrocyte phospholipids in women during pregnancy and in breast milk during lactation.
Rapoport 2008 - Brain AA and DHA cascades are selectively altered by drugs, diet and disease.
Richardson 2008 - Omega-3 Fatty acids and Mood: The Devil is in the Detail
Simmer et al 2008 - Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infants born at term
Simmer et al 2008 - Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants
Kiecolt-Glaser et al 2007 - Depressive symptoms, omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids, and inflammation in older adults.
Garland et al. 2007 - Lipids and EFAs in patients presenting with self-harm
Georgieff 2007 - Nutrient requirements of the developing brain - review
Katzen-Luchenta 2007 - The declaration of nutrition, health, and intelligence for the child-to-be.
Cyhlarova et al 2007 - Membrane fatty acids, reading and spelling in dyslexic and non-dyslexic adults.
Brookes et al 2006 - Association of Fatty Acid Desaturase Genes with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Schwab & Serhan 2006 - Lipoxins and new lipid mediators in the resolution of inflammation.
Hibbeln et al 2006 - Healthy intakes of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids: estimations considering worldwide diversity.
Li et al 2006 - Omega 6 / omega 3 imbalance early in life leads to persistent reductions in DHA in rat hypothalamus.
Schaeffer et al 2006 - Common genetic variants of the human desaturase genes associated with phospholipid fatty acid composition
Rao et al 2006 - Maternal folic acid supplementation to dams on marginal protein level alters brain fatty acid levels of their adult offspring.
Berger et al 2006 - Bioactive lipids in schizophrenia.

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