Perioperative Omega-3 fatty Acids Fails to Confer Protection in Liver Surgery. Results of a multicentric, double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids ( Ω3-FA) are essential nutritional components for the human, whose presence in the body exclusively depends on its exogenous supply. In the late 1970s, Bang and Dyerberg observed an extraordinary low incidence of coronary heart disease among Greenland inuits, which was found to be related to a high i ntake of Ω3-FA abundant in marine fish; the main food source of this population. [1] The liver was subsequently found to be a central metabolic target of Ω3-FA with growing evidence on their beneficial effects on fatty liver and metabolic syndrome.

Source: Journal of Hepatology - October 14, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Michael Linecker, Florin Botea, Dimitri Aristotele Raptis, Diana Nicolaescu, P ërparim Limani, Ruslan Alikhanov, Pavel Kim, Andrea Wirsching, Philipp Kron, Marcel A. Schneider, Christoph Tschuor, Patryk Kambakamba, Christian Oberkofler, Michelle L. De Ol Source Type: research