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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Biochem. 2018 Feb 27;58:1–16. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.02.012

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Mechanisms mediating effects of n-3 PUFA on liver, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle metabolism. Omega-3 PUFAs increase fatty acid oxidation in the liver, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle, thus limiting fat storage in these tissues. Omega-3 PUFAs also decrease the production and release of proinflammatory adipokines. In skeletal muscle, n-3 PUFAs promote protein synthesis. All mechanisms depicted here contribute to an improved metabolic profile.