Das U N
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J Assoc Physicians India. 2003 Oct;51:987-98.
Metabolic syndrome X is common in Indians. But the exact cause for this is not clear. Earlier, I proposed that this could be due to low activities of delta6 and delta5 desaturases and consequent decreased plasma and tissue concentrations of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of omega-6 and omega-3 series since perinatal period. This implies that perinatal to adult life supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids could prevent, arrest or postpone the development of metabolic syndrome X and its complications.