Dietary fat and plasma total homocysteine concentrations in 2 adult age groups: the Hordaland Homocysteine Study

Background: The intake of n−3 (formerly called omega-3) fatty acids (FAs) may be inversely associated with plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations, but the epidemiologic data are sparse. Objective: We examined the association between dietary fat and tHcy in a Norwegian population. Design: A cross-sectional, population-based study of 5917 subjects in 2 age groups (47–49 and 71–74 y old) was conducted with the use of food-frequency...