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Mussel Consumption as a “Food First” Approach to Improve Omega-3 Status

Numerous United Kingdom and European Union expert panels recommend that the general adult population consumes ~250 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per day through the consumption of one portion of oily fish per week. The long-chain omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are...

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Autores principales: Carboni, Stefano, Kaur, Gunveen, Pryce, Abigail, McKee, Kyle, Desbois, Andrew P., Dick, James R., Galloway, Stuart D. R., Hamilton, David Lee
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6628055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31248159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11061381
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author Carboni, Stefano
Kaur, Gunveen
Pryce, Abigail
McKee, Kyle
Desbois, Andrew P.
Dick, James R.
Galloway, Stuart D. R.
Hamilton, David Lee
author_facet Carboni, Stefano
Kaur, Gunveen
Pryce, Abigail
McKee, Kyle
Desbois, Andrew P.
Dick, James R.
Galloway, Stuart D. R.
Hamilton, David Lee
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description Numerous United Kingdom and European Union expert panels recommend that the general adult population consumes ~250 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per day through the consumption of one portion of oily fish per week. The long-chain omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are only found in appreciable amounts in marine organisms. Increasing oily fish consumption conflicts with sustaining fisheries, so alternative dietary sources of EPA and DHA must be explored. Mussels are high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and a good source of essential amino acids. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the impact of introducing mussels as a protein source in the lunchtime meal three times per week for two weeks on the omega-3 status of free-living participants. Following an initial two-week monitoring period, 12 participants (eight male and four female) attended the nutrition laboratory three times per week for two weeks. Each participant received a personalised lunch constituting one-third of their typical daily calorie consumption with ~20% of the calories supplied as cooked mussels. A portion of cooked mussels from each feeding occasion was tested for total omega-3 content. The mean ± SD mussel EPA + DHA content was 518.9 ± 155.7 mg/100 g cooked weight, meaning that each participant received on average 709.2 ± 252.6 mg of EPA + DHA per meal or 304.0 ± 108.2 mg of EPA + DHA per day. Blood spot analysis revealed a significant increase in the omega-3 index (week 1 = 4.27 ± 0.81; week 4 = 5.07 ± 1.00) and whole blood EPA content during the study (%EPA week 1 = 0.70 ± 0.0.35; %EPA week 4 = 0.98 ± 0.35). Consuming mussels three times per week for two weeks as the protein source in a personalised lunchtime meal is sufficient to moderately improve the omega-3 index and whole blood DHA + EPA content in young healthy adults.
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spelling pubmed-66280552019-07-23 Mussel Consumption as a “Food First” Approach to Improve Omega-3 Status Carboni, Stefano Kaur, Gunveen Pryce, Abigail McKee, Kyle Desbois, Andrew P. Dick, James R. Galloway, Stuart D. R. Hamilton, David Lee Nutrients Article Numerous United Kingdom and European Union expert panels recommend that the general adult population consumes ~250 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per day through the consumption of one portion of oily fish per week. The long-chain omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are only found in appreciable amounts in marine organisms. Increasing oily fish consumption conflicts with sustaining fisheries, so alternative dietary sources of EPA and DHA must be explored. Mussels are high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and a good source of essential amino acids. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the impact of introducing mussels as a protein source in the lunchtime meal three times per week for two weeks on the omega-3 status of free-living participants. Following an initial two-week monitoring period, 12 participants (eight male and four female) attended the nutrition laboratory three times per week for two weeks. Each participant received a personalised lunch constituting one-third of their typical daily calorie consumption with ~20% of the calories supplied as cooked mussels. A portion of cooked mussels from each feeding occasion was tested for total omega-3 content. The mean ± SD mussel EPA + DHA content was 518.9 ± 155.7 mg/100 g cooked weight, meaning that each participant received on average 709.2 ± 252.6 mg of EPA + DHA per meal or 304.0 ± 108.2 mg of EPA + DHA per day. Blood spot analysis revealed a significant increase in the omega-3 index (week 1 = 4.27 ± 0.81; week 4 = 5.07 ± 1.00) and whole blood EPA content during the study (%EPA week 1 = 0.70 ± 0.0.35; %EPA week 4 = 0.98 ± 0.35). Consuming mussels three times per week for two weeks as the protein source in a personalised lunchtime meal is sufficient to moderately improve the omega-3 index and whole blood DHA + EPA content in young healthy adults. MDPI 2019-06-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6628055/ /pubmed/31248159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11061381 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Galloway, Stuart D. R.
Hamilton, David Lee
Mussel Consumption as a “Food First” Approach to Improve Omega-3 Status
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6628055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31248159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11061381
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