Effects of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on endothelial function

Abstract Dysfunction of the vascular endothelium is an early event in the development of cardiovascular disease and methods are now available to measure endothelial function in vivo in man. Endothelial function may have advantages as an endpoint in human nutrition intervention trials over cardiovascular risk factors. Several studies have now been published on effects of the n‐3 polyunsaturated fat…