{"title":"Recent studies confirm the utility of the omega-3 index.","authors":"William S Harris","doi":"10.1097/MCO.0000000000001078","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>The Omega-3 Index (O3I) was proposed 20 years ago as not only a marker of body omega-3 fatty acid status, but more importantly, as a risk factor for fatal coronary heart disease. The purpose of this review is to document the continued and growing use of this metric in nutrition research.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Of the 456 citations to the O3I in PubMed, 58 have appeared in the last 18 months. Several of these articles are reviewed, and they underscore the widespread use of the metric.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Although the O3I was originally developed in the cardiovascular field, it has since been used in the study of a remarkably large number of health conditions, all of which appear to be favorably impacted by higher levels of tissue omega-3 fatty acids as reflected by the O3I.</p>","PeriodicalId":10962,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCO.0000000000001078","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose of review: The Omega-3 Index (O3I) was proposed 20 years ago as not only a marker of body omega-3 fatty acid status, but more importantly, as a risk factor for fatal coronary heart disease. The purpose of this review is to document the continued and growing use of this metric in nutrition research.
Recent findings: Of the 456 citations to the O3I in PubMed, 58 have appeared in the last 18 months. Several of these articles are reviewed, and they underscore the widespread use of the metric.
Summary: Although the O3I was originally developed in the cardiovascular field, it has since been used in the study of a remarkably large number of health conditions, all of which appear to be favorably impacted by higher levels of tissue omega-3 fatty acids as reflected by the O3I.
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A high impact review journal which boasts an international readership, Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care offers a broad-based perspective on the most recent and exciting developments within the field of clinical nutrition and metabolic care. Published bimonthly, each issue features insightful editorials and high quality invited reviews covering two or three key disciplines which include protein, amino acid metabolism and therapy, lipid metabolism and therapy, nutrition and the intensive care unit and carbohydrates. Each discipline introduces world renowned guest editors to ensure the journal is at the forefront of knowledge development and delivers balanced, expert assessments of advances from the previous year.
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