date:Sep 25, 2012
s received a flaxseed oil supplemented diet (rich in ALA), while the other halves from each group remained on the same diet.
The team then used blood and liver samples to look at polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels and the DNA methylation of a gene called Fads2, which regulates PUFA metabolism.
A diet short of ALA resulted in modifications in the Fads2 gene which led to a modified metabolism in both the months and her offspring, said the researchers who revealed that the pups ability to