Fatty Acids, Omega-3

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A group of unsaturated fatty acids occurring mainly in fish oils, with three double bonds at particular positions in the hydrocarbon chain.

Descriptor ID	D015525
MeSH Number(s)	D10.212.302.380.410 D10.251.355.337 D10.627.430.450
Concept/Terms	Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-3 n-3 Fatty Acids n 3 Fatty Acids n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid n 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid n-3 PUFA PUFA, n-3 n 3 PUFA Omega 3 Fatty Acids n3 PUFA PUFA, n3 n3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid n3 Oils n-3 Oils n 3 Oils Omega-3 Fatty Acids n3 Fatty Acid Fatty Acid, n3

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fatty Acids, Omega-3".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Lipids [D10]
Fats [D10.212]
Dietary Fats [D10.212.302]
Dietary Fats, Unsaturated [D10.212.302.380]
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 [D10.212.302.380.410]
Fatty Acids [D10.251]
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated [D10.251.355]
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 [D10.251.355.337]
Oils [D10.627]
Fish Oils [D10.627.430]
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 [D10.627.430.450]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2011	3	0	3
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	1	3
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2022	6	0	6
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2
2025	0	1	1

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Amenyenu E, Abbah QS, Fawole AO, Onuh JO. Modified Lipids as Functional Ingredients for Chronic Disease Management. J Food Sci. 2025 Sep; 90(9):e70526.

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Ganguly A, Ghosh S, Jin P, Wadehra M, Devaskar SU. Omega-3 reverses the metabolic and epigenetically regulated placental phenotype acquired from preconceptional and peri-conceptional exposure to air pollutants. J Nutr Biochem. 2024 12; 134:109735.

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Omachi DO, Aryee ANA, Onuh JO. Functional Lipids and Cardiovascular Disease Reduction: A Concise Review. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 28; 16(15).

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Minas TZ, Lord BD, Zhang AL, Candia J, Dorsey TH, Baker FS, Tang W, Bailey-Whyte M, Smith CJ, Obadi OM, Ajao A, Jordan SV, Tettey Y, Biritwum RB, Adjei AA, Mensah JE, Hoover RN, Hsing AW, Liu J, Loffredo CA, Yates C, Cook MB, Ambs S. Circulating trans fatty acids are associated with prostate cancer in Ghanaian and American men. Nat Commun. 2023 07 19; 14(1):4322.

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Boyer BB, Wiener HW, Hopkins SE, Purnell JQ, O'Brien DM, Aliwarga T, Pomeroy JJ, Aslan JE, Thummel KE, Tiwari HK. Obesity-Associated Dyslipidemia Is Moderated by Habitual Intake of Marine-Derived n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Yup'ik Alaska Native People: A Cross-Sectional Mediation-Moderation Analysis. J Nutr. 2023 01; 153(1):279-292.

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Miyagawa N, Sekikawa A, Miura K, Evans RW, Okuda N, Fujiyoshi A, Yoshita K, Chan Q, Okami Y, Kadota A, Willcox B, Masaki K, Rodriguez B, Sakata K, Nakagawa H, Saitoh S, Okayama A, Kuller LH, Elliott P, Stamler J, Ueshima H. Circulating plasma phospholipid fatty acid levels as a biomarker of habitual dietary fat intake: The INTERMAP/INTERLIPID Study. J Clin Lipidol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 17(1):131-141.

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Okami Y, Chan Q, Miura K, Kadota A, Elliott P, Masaki K, Okayama A, Okuda N, Yoshita K, Miyagawa N, Okamura T, Sakata K, Saitoh S, Sakurai M, Nakagawa H, Stamler Deceased J, Ueshima H. Small High-Density Lipoprotein and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake Differentiates Japanese and Japanese-Americans: The INTERLIPID Study. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2023 Aug 01; 30(8):884-906.

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Mart?nez R, Mesas C, Guzm?n A, Galisteo M, L?pez-Jurado M, Prados J, Melguizo C, Berm?dez F, Porres JM. Bioavailability and biotransformation of linolenic acid from basil seed oil as a novel source of omega-3 fatty acids tested on a rat experimental model. Food Funct. 2022 Jul 18; 13(14):7614-7628.

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Kim H, Enrione EB, Narayanan V, Li T, Campa A. Associations of Vitamin B6 Intake and Plasma Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate with Plasma Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in US Older Adults: Findings from NHANES 2003-2004. Nutrients. 2022 Jun 02; 14(11).

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Boyer BB, Hopkins SE, Wiener HW, Purnell JQ, O'Brien DM, Zhang CX, Aslan JE, Aliwarga T, Pomeroy JJ, Thummel KE, Tiwari HK. Habitual Intake of Marine-Derived n-3 PUFAs is Inversely Associated with a Cardiometabolic Inflammatory Profile in Yup'ik Alaska Native People. J Nutr. 2022 Mar 03; 152(3):844-855.

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