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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Effects of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation on blood pressure, heart rate, and serum lipids in scottish men with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
International Journal of Hypertension, Volume 2011, Article 809198, Year 2011
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To investigate the effects of daily supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on coronary heart disease risks in 38 middle-aged men with hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia in Scotland, a five-week double-blind placebo-controlled dietary supplementation with either 2 g of DHA or active placebo (1 g of olive oil) was conducted. Percent composition of DHA in plasma phospholipids increased significantly in DHA group. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate decreased significantly in DHA group, but not in placebo group. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increased significantly, and total cholesterol (TC)/HDL-C and non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratios decreased significantly in both groups. There was no change in TC and non-HDL-C. We conclude that 2 g/day of DHA supplementation reduced coronary heart disease risk factor level improving blood pressure, heart rate, and lipid profiles in hypertensive, hypercholesterolemic Scottish men who do not eat fish on a regular basis. Copyright © 2011 Miki Sagara et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sagara, Miki
Japan, Kyoto
Research Institute for Production Development
Japan, Kyoto
Who Collaborating Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Njelekela, Marina Alois
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Teramoto, Takanori
Japan, Kyoto
Who Collaborating Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Taguchi, Takashi
Japan, Kyoto
Who Collaborating Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Japan, Nishinomiya
Mukogawa Women's University
Mori, Mari
Japan, Nishinomiya
Mukogawa Women's University
Armitage, Lesley E.
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Birt, Nina
United Kingdom, Wirral
Peninsula Health
Birt, Christopher A.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Yamori, Yukio
Japan, Kyoto
Research Institute for Production Development
Japan, Kyoto
Who Collaborating Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Japan, Nishinomiya
Mukogawa Women's University
Statistics
Citations: 34
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4061/2011/809198
ISSN:
20900384
e-ISSN:
20900392
Research Areas
Disability
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Male