relationship between folate and docosahexaenoic acid in men

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 352 - 357
• Main Authors: Umhau, J.C, Dauphinais, K.M, Patel, S.H, Nahrwold, D.A, Hibbeln, J.R, Rawlings, R.R, George, D.T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2006; Nature Publishing; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: administration & dosage; Adult; aggression; Aggression - physiology; Alcohol abuse; Alcoholic beverages; Alcoholism; Animal diseases; Biological and medical sciences; blood; blood lipids; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Case-Control Studies; chemistry; Clinical Nutrition; Correlation analysis; Disorders; Docosahexaenoic acid; Docosahexaenoic Acids; Docosahexaenoic Acids - blood; Domestic Violence; Drug abuse; Emotions; Epidemiology; Erythrocytes; Erythrocytes - chemistry; essential fatty acids; Fatty acids; Fish oils; Folic acid; Folic Acid - administration & dosage; Folic Acid - blood; Food, Fortified; hostility; human behavior; human nutrition; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Men; Mental disorders; Metabolic Diseases; nutrient-nutrient interactions; Nutrients; nutritional status; Omega-3 fatty acids; original-article; Pathogenesis; physiology; Plasma; polyunsaturated fatty acids; Public Health; Retrospective Studies; United States; Vitamin B; United States; 3 fatty acids; RBC folate; phosphatidylethanolamine; methyltransferase; folic acid; docosahexaenoic acid; Human; Nutrition; Enzyme; Transferases; Vitamin; Lipids; Male; n-3 fatty acids; Docosahexaenoic acid; n-3 fatty acid; phosphatidylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase; Folic acid; Folate; Methyltransferases; Unsaturated fatty acid; Phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

Objective: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3), an essential omega 3 fatty acid, may protect against disorders of emotional regulation as well as cardiovascular disease. Animal studies demonstrate that dietary folate can increase tissue concentrations of DHA, although the literature, to date, includ...