date:Jul 02, 2013
that we didnt use self-report of food intake, because there can be errors with that. We looked directly at the exposure of the bone cell to the fatty acids, which is at the red blood cell level. Red blood cell levels also give an indication of long-term exposure to these fatty acids, which we took into account in looking for a preventive effect.
The specific omega-3 sources associated with lower risk for broken hips were alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which comes from plant sources such as flaxsee