2013
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1072.14
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Low Omega‐3 Fatty Acid Status in Residents of the Guatemalan Pacific Coastal Plain

Abstract: BackgroundWith the exception of a dietary survey in schoolchildren showing lower‐than‐recommended intakes of essential fatty acids (EFAs), little is known about EFAs status in Guatemala.ObjectiveTo assess FA profiles in red cell membranes from adult women and school children in villages on the southern coastal plain of Guatemala.MethodsBHT‐protected red cell samples were prepared at the follow‐up collection period of an intervention study of a fat‐free fortified beverage from 158 women aged 15–49 y and 135 sch… Show more

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