Marine ω-3 fatty acid intake: Associations with cardiometabolic risk and response to weight loss intervention in the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study

  • L. Maria Belalcazar
  • , David M. Reboussin
  • , Steven M. Haffner
  • , Rebecca S. Reeves
  • , Dawn C. Schwenke
  • , Ron C. Hoogeveen
  • , F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
  • , Christie M. Ballantyne

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE - To examine usual marine ω-3 fatty acid (mO-3FA) intake in individuals with diabetes; its association with adiposity, lipid, and glucose control; and its changes with behavioral lifestyle intervention for weight loss. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Cross-sectional and 1-year longitudinal analyses were performed on 2,397 Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) participants. Look AHEAD is a cardiovascular outcome trial evaluating the effects of intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss in overweight/obese subjects with type 2 diabetes. RESULTS - Baseline mO-3FA intake was 162±138 mg/day. It was inversely associated with triglycerides (β = -0.41, P < 0.001) and weakly with HDL (β = 4.14, P = 0.050), after multiple covariate adjustment. One-year mO-3FA and fried/sandwich fish intake decreased with intensive lifestyle intervention (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS - mO-3FA intake in Look AHEAD participants was low but associated favorably with lipids. These results encourage investigation on the potential benefits of increasing mO-3FA intake in lifestyle interventions for weight loss in individuals with diabetes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)197-199
Number of pages3
JournalDiabetes care
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Advanced and Specialized Nursing

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