Table 1.

Changes of serum dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid at before and after 4-week

		Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (µg/ml)	Arachidonic acid (µg/ml)	Eicosapentaenoic acid (µg/ml)	Docosahexaenoic acid (µg/ml)
Placebo	Before	49.0 ± 9.9	189.1 ± 40.6	20.9 ± 9.2	68.5 ± 24.6
	After	42.9 ± 1.8	198.7 ± 39.5	14.2 ± 6.1	59.4 ± 22.3
EPA	Before	44.7 ± 9.3	201.6 ± 38.1	33.5 ± 21.2	70.9 ± 18.0
	After	42.3 ± 10.5	186.8 ± 20.3	58.2 ± 25.7 *†	78.2 ± 17.7

* p < 0.05, Compare with placebo group for after supplementation, †p < 0.05, Compare with EPA and DHA group for before supplementation