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BioMed Central, Lipids in Health and Disease, 1(15), 2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0220-9

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The relationship between omega-3 and smoking habit: a cross-sectional study

Journal article published in 2016 by Nóris Scaglia, José Chatkin ORCID, Kenneth R. Chapman, Ivone Ferreira, Mario Wagner, Peter Selby, Johane Allard, Noe Zamel
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Abstract

Omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are related to several diseases, including smoking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between omega-3 intake and tobacco smoking, taking into account the qualitative differences in dietary intake between smokers and non-smokers, the amount of the ingested PUFA and their red blood (RBC) contents. We also looked for an association between omega-3 RBC content and smoking, and also between omega3 intake and the level of nicotine dependence.