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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
The study objective was to determine if male and female rats fed a diet rich in fish oil had femurs and vertebrae that were stronger and more resistant to fracture than rats not fed omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Weanling rats were randomized to a control or a fish oil diet for 5 weeks. Feeding fish oil to males had no effect on biomechanical strength properties of femurs and vertebrae as measured by three point bending and compression, respectively. In contrast, females fed fish oil had reduced length growth and a lower vertebral peak load. These effects may have been partly mediated by a lower food intake but were not associated with differences in serum IGF-I, estradiol or urinary calcium. The effect of consuming a fish oil diet into later adulthood should be investigated to determine if femur strength is also affected among females.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0952-3278
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
415-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-5-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Biomechanical bone strength and bone mass in young male and female rats fed a fish oil diet.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ont., Toronto, Canada M5S 3E2.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't