Whole blood fatty acid profile changes following 4 weeks dietary supplementation with n-3 PUFA and olive oil (n = 10).

Table 1: Whole blood fatty acid profile changes following 4 weeks dietary supplementation with n-3 PUFA and olive oil (n = 10).

	n-3 PUFA		Olive Oil
	Before	After	Before	After
Saturated fatty acids	63.58 ± 2.42	63.01 ± 3.11	65.26 ± 2.67	62.97 ± 2.11
Monounsaturated fatty acids	19.93 ± 2.95	18.50 ± 1.83	18.24 ± 3.26	19.72 ± 1.95
n-6 Polyunsaturated fatty acids	14.83 ± 2.37	14.77 ± 2.41	15.03 ± 2.25	15.48 ± 1.67
n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids	1.67 ± 0.99	3.72 ± 1.22^*	1.46 ± 0.84	1.83 ± 1.00

Data expressed as % total fatty acids, mean ± SD. *Significantly different to before (p < 0.05).