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. 2025 Sep 23;14(19):3299. doi: 10.3390/foods14193299
ω-3 Omega-3 Fatty Acids
ω-6 Omega-6 Fatty Acids
ACC Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
AD Alzheimer’s Disease
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AEA Anandamide
AHA American Heart Association
ALA ɑ-Linoleic Acid
APP Amyloid Precursor Protein
ARA Arachidonic Acid
ASAE Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica
BBB Blood-Brain Barrier
CAT1 Carnitine Acetyltransferase 1
CE Cholesterol Esters
CHD Coronary Heart Disease
CI Confidence Interval
Cmax Maximum Concentration
COX Cyclooxygenase
cPLA2 Cytosolic Phospholipase A2
CRP C-Reactive Protein
CV Cardiovascular
CVD Cardiovascular Disease
CYP Cytochrome P450
DAG Diacylglycerols
DGAV Direção-Geral da Alimentação e Veterinária
DGLA Dihomo-γ-Linoleic Acid
DHA Docosahexaenoic Acid
DiHOME Dihydroxy-Octadecenoic Acid
DPA Docosapentaenoic Acid
EE Ethyl Esters
EET Eicosatrienoic Acid
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
ELOVL Elongase
EPA Eicosapentaenoic Acid
ETA Eicosatetraenoic Acid
FA Fatty Acid
FADS Fatty Acid Desaturase
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FFA Free Fatty Acid
GDNF Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
GLA γ-Linoleic Acid
HDL High-Density Lipoprotein
HF Heart Failure
HFrEF Heart Failure Reduced Ejection Fraction
HODE Hydroxy-Octadecadienoic Acid
HPA Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal
INFARMED Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento e Produtos de Saúde, I.P.
IL Interleukin
IsoPs Isoprostanes
IU International Units
LA Linoleic Acid
LCFA Long-Chain Fatty Acid
LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein
LOX Lipoxygenase
LPL Lipoprotein-Lipase
LT Leukotrienes
MACE Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
MCFA Medium-Chain Fatty Acid
MI Myocardial Infarction
mtNOS Mitochondrial Nitric Oxide Synthase
NeuroPs Neuroprostanes
NNT Number Needed to Treat
NO Nitric Oxide
PD Parkinson’s Disease
PFC Prefrontal Cortex
PG Prostaglandin
PGI Prostacyclin
PhytoPs Phytoprostanes
PL Phospholipids
PPAR Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
PSEN1 Presenilin 1
PSEN2 Presenilin 2
PUFA Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RR Relative Risk
RvD1 Resolvin D1
SCFA Short Chain Fatty Acid
SDA Stearidonic Acid
SPM Specialized Pro-resolvin Mediator
SREBP Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein
TAG Triacylglycerols
TGF Transforming Growth Factor
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor
TXA Thromboxane
USA United States of America
VEP Visual-Evoked Potential
VFA Volatile Fatty Acid
VLCFA Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid
VLDL Very-Low-Density Lipoproteins
WHO World Health Organization