AJCN Tufts Nutrition Symposium, Boston Sept 24-26
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TABLE 1. Ethnic differences in fatty acid concentrations in thrombocyte phospholipids and percentage of all deaths from cardiovascular disease1
 Europe and United States Japan  Greenland Eskimos
%
Arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) 26 21 8.3
Eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) 0.5 1.6 8.0
n-6:n-3 50 12 1
Mortality from cardiovascular disease 45 12 7
1Data modified from reference 33.





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