Opposing Effects of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Expression of Lipogenic Genes in Omental and Retroperitoneal Adipose Depots in the Rat

Table 1

Dietary fatty acid composition of the experimental diets.

	6.3%en ALA	4.1%en ALA	2.05%en ALA	1.00%en ALA	0.76%en ALA	0.38%en ALA	0.19%en ALA	0.095%en ALA
18 : 3n-3 (ALA)	47.9	31.6	15.7	7.5	5.8	3.0	1.6	0.9
18 : 2n-6 (LA)	16.6	17.5	17.4	16.7	17.5	17.5	17.0	17.0
Total SFA	12.2	14.0	15.8	16.3	17.3	17.6	18.0	17.7
Total MUFA	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.7
Total n-9 PUFA	0.3	1.0	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4

All values are expressed as a % of total lipids by volume; all values are obtained from GC analysis of the feed content after manufacture.