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Cardio-Metabolic Disease Risks and Their Associations with Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Omega-3 Levels in South Asian and White Canadians by Xiao, Chao-Wu, Wood, Carla M, Swist, Eleonora, Nagasaka, Reiko, Sarafin, Kurtis, Gagnon, Claude, Fernandez, Lois, Faucher, Sylvie, Wu, Hong-Xing, Kenney, Laura, Ratnayake, Walisundera M N

“…This study compared cardio-metabolic disease risk factors and their associations with serum vitamin D and omega-3 status in South Asian (SAC) and White…”
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EPA and DHA Status of South Asian and White Canadians Living in the National Capital Region of Canada by Nagasaka, Reiko, Gagnon, Claude, Swist, Eleonora, Rondeau, Isabelle, Massarelli, Isabelle, Cheung, Winnie, Ratnayake, Walisundera M. N.

“…To minimize the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), most dietary guidelines have recommended consuming 500 mg/day of eicosapentaenoic acid…”
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Influence of dietary phytosterols and phytostanols on diastolic blood pressure and the expression of blood pressure regulatory genes in SHRSP and WKY inbred rats by Chen, Qixuan, Gruber, Heidi, Swist, Eleonora, Pakenham, Catherine, Ratnayake, Walisundera M. N., Scoggan, Kylie A.

“…The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of increased consumption of phytosterols or phytostanols on blood pressure and renal blood pressure…”
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Fatty acid profile of Canadian dairy products with special attention to the trans-octadecenoic acid and conjugated linoleic acid isomers by Mendis, Sanjaya, Cruz-Hernandez, Cristina, Ratnayake, Walisundera M.N

“…Current scientific evidence indicates that consumption of industrial trans fatty acids (TFA) produced via partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils increases the…”
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Omega-3 Index of Canadian adults by Langlois, Kellie, Ratnayake, Walisundera M N

“…Cardioprotective properties have been associated with two fatty acids-eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The Omega-3 Index indicates…”
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Dietary phytosterols and phytostanols alter the expression of sterol-regulatory genes in SHRSP and WKY inbred rats by Chen, Qixuan, Gruber, Heidi, Pakenham, Catherine, Ratnayake, Walisundera M N, Scoggan, Kylie A

“…We elucidated the molecular mechanism(s) underlying sterol trafficking by investigating alterations in gene expression in response to increased retention of…”
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Dietary phytosterols and phytostanols decrease cholesterol levels but increase blood pressure in WKY inbred rats in the absence of salt-loading by Chen, Qixuan, Gruber, Heidi, Swist, Eleonora, Coville, Kara, Pakenham, Catherine, Ratnayake, Walisundera M.N, Scoggan, Kylie A

“…Background: There are safety concerns regarding widespread consumption of phytosterol and phytostanol supplemented food products. The aim of this study was to…”
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Vegetable oils high in phytosterols make erythrocytes less deformable and shorten the life span of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by Ratnayake, W M, L'Abbé, M R, Mueller, R, Hayward, S, Plouffe, L, Hollywood, R, Trick, K

“…Previous studies have shown that canola oil (CA), compared with soybean oil (SO), shortens the life span of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive (SHRSP)…”
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