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A Double-Blind Randomized Trial Of Fish Oil To Lower Triglycerides And Improve Cardiometabolic Risk In Adolescents., Samuel S. Gidding, Carol Prospero, Jobayer Hossain, Frances Zappalla, Prabhakaran Babu Balagopal, Bonita Falkner, Peter Kwiterovich
A Double-Blind Randomized Trial Of Fish Oil To Lower Triglycerides And Improve Cardiometabolic Risk In Adolescents., Samuel S. Gidding, Carol Prospero, Jobayer Hossain, Frances Zappalla, Prabhakaran Babu Balagopal, Bonita Falkner, Peter Kwiterovich
Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy of 4 g/day fish oil to lower triglycerides and impact lipoprotein particles, inflammation, insulin resistance, coagulation, and thrombosis.
STUDY DESIGN: Participants (n = 42, age 14 ± 2 years) with hypertriglyceridemia and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol/dL were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial comparing 4 g of fish oil daily with placebo. Treatment interval was 8 weeks with a 4-week washout. Lipid profile, lipoprotein particle distribution and size, glucose, insulin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and thrombin generation were measured.
RESULTS: Baseline lipid profile was total cholesterol 194 (5.4) mg/dL (mean …