Macronutrient, Mineral, and Fatty Acid Composition of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis): An Important Traditional Food Resource of the Eastern James Bay Cree of Quebec

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.L. Belinsky ◽  
H.V. Kuhnlein
2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 30583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francoise Proust ◽  
Louise Johnson-Down ◽  
Line Berthiaume ◽  
Karine Greffard ◽  
Pierre Julien ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 2844-2852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanne Blanchet ◽  
Julie Lauzière ◽  
Doris Gagné ◽  
Carole Vézina ◽  
Pierre Ayotte ◽  
...  

AbstractObjectivesTo assess dietary fatty acid intakes and to examine the relationship between dietary sources ofn-3 andn-6 PUFA and red-blood-cell (RBC)n-3 andn-6 PUFA composition.DesignA cross-sectional study. Dietary intakes were assessed with a 24 h dietary recall. A second recall was performed for 44 % of the children. Usual dietary intakes were estimated with the Software for Intake Distribution Estimation (SIDE). The fatty acid composition was measured in RBC membranes. Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to explain RBCn-3 andn-6 PUFA concentrations.SettingChild-care centres in Nunavik, northern Québec, Canada.SubjectsOne hundred and sixty-seven Inuit children aged 11–53 months.ResultsA high proportion of the participants had inadequaten-3 andn-6 PUFA intakes (47·9 % and 93·5 %, respectively). Breast-feeding status and consumption of traditional food during the first 24 h dietary recall were significantly associated with RBCn-3 PUFA levels. Older children also tended to have higher RBCn-3 PUFA levels (P= 0·0528), whereas sex, infant formula status andn-3 PUFA dietary intakes were not associated with RBCn-3 PUFA concentrations. RBCn-6 PUFA concentrations were positively associated with breast-feeding status andn-6 PUFA dietary intakes, whereas age, sex and infant formula status were not.ConclusionsThe present findings highlight the fact that Inuit pre-school children are not consuming enoughn-3 andn-6 PUFA for optimum health. These observations call for actions to increase traditional food intake among Inuit children and to help them and their parents make healthier store-bought food choices.


1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (03) ◽  
pp. 563-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
M K Salo ◽  
E Vartiainen ◽  
P Puska ◽  
T Nikkari

SummaryPlatelet aggregation and its relation to fatty acid composition of platelets, plasma and adipose tissue was determined in 196 randomly selected, free-living, 40-49-year-old men in two regions of Finland (east and southwest) with a nearly twofold difference in the IHD rate.There were no significant east-southwest differences in platelet aggregation induced with ADP, thrombin or epinephrine. ADP-induced platelet secondary aggregation showed significant negative associations with all C20-C22 ω3-fatty acids in platelets (r = -0.26 - -0.40) and with the platelet 20: 5ω3/20: 4ω 6 and ω3/ ω6 ratios, but significant positive correlations with the contents of 18:2 in adipose tissue (r = 0.20) and plasma triglycerides (TG) (r = 0.29). Epinephrine-induced aggregation correlated negatively with 20: 5ω 3 in plasma cholesteryl esters (CE) (r = -0.23) and TG (r = -0.29), and positively with the total percentage of saturated fatty acids in platelets (r = 0.33), but had no significant correlations with any of the ω6-fatty acids. Thrombin-induced aggregation correlated negatively with the ω3/6ω ratio in adipose tissue (r = -0.25) and the 20: 3ω6/20: 4ω 6 ratio in plasma CE (r = -0.27) and free fatty acids (FFA) (r = -0.23), and positively with adipose tissue 18:2 (r = 0.23) and 20:4ω6 (r = 0.22) in plasma phospholipids (PL).The percentages of prostanoid precursors in platelet lipids, i. e. 20: 3ω 6, 20: 4ω 6 and 20 :5ω 3, correlated best with the same fatty acids in plasma CE (r = 0.32 - 0.77) and PL (r = 0.28 - 0.74). Platelet 20: 5ω 3 had highly significant negative correlations with the percentage of 18:2 in adipose tissue and all plasma lipid fractions (r = -0.35 - -0.44).These results suggest that, among a free-living population, relatively small changes in the fatty acid composition of plasma and platelets may be reflected in significant differences in platelet aggregation, and that an increase in linoleate-rich vegetable fat in the diet may not affect platelet function favourably unless it is accompanied by an adequate supply of ω3 fatty acids.


EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey M. Meru ◽  
Yuqing Fu ◽  
Dayana Leyva ◽  
Paul Sarnoski ◽  
Yavuz Yagiz

This article aims to summise production and nutrition aspects of pumpkin seed. Specifically, it focuses on health benefits of the seeds, production practices and provides data on the oil, protein and fatty acid composition of 35 pumpkin accessions.  


Author(s):  
Tereza Metelcová ◽  
Markéta Vaňková ◽  
Hana Zamrazilová ◽  
Milena Hovhannisyan ◽  
Eva Tvrzická ◽  
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