Effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in patients with obesity awaiting bariatric surgery

Our group is very interested in the effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation on patients with obesity awaiting bariatric surgery. Garla et al. (1) reported that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass decreased PUFA ingestion. Ruiz-Tovar et al. (2) discovered that the mean total weight loss was 4.0% ± 2.7% in patients who received a preoperative balanced-energy high-protein formula and 5.3% ± 3.2% in those who received the same formula enriched with omega-3 fatty acids. However, Zainal Abidin et al.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research