The Effects of Fish and Fish Oil Consumption on Plasma Lipoproteins

The relationship between fish consumption and serum lipid levels were studied in 95 healthy persons. Two groups wete formed based upon their fish intake: 27 subjects who ate no fish (control group), and 68 subjects with an average consumption (trial group) of>40 gr/day. The average level of cholesterol in the trial group was 196.3 mg/dl, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) 53.9 mg/dl, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) 120.4 mg/dl. In the control group, total cholesterol was 222.4 mg/dl, HDL-C 41.6 mg/dl, LDL-C 148.2 mg/dl (all significantly different). The results support the conclusion that fish consumption affects serum cholesterol fractions.

Keywords: Fish, fish oil, cholesterol fractions