TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  D’Archivio, Massimo
AU  -  Giovannini, Claudio
AU  -  Masella, Roberta
T1  -  Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in type 2 diabetes: 
the lack of a sex/gender approach
PY  -  2021
Y1  -  2021-01-01
DO  -  10.1723/3528.35166
JO  -  The Italian Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine
JA  -  Ital J Gender-Specific Med
VL  -  7
IS  -  1
SP  -  54
EP  -  57
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2612-3487
Y2  -  2026/04/15
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1723/3528.35166
N2  -  Summary. Many randomized controlled trials indicate that the supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) patients can lower glucose levels, as well as positively affect cardiometabolic biomarkers. Unfortunately, many of these trials do not take in account sex/gender analysis. We carried out a search in PubMed, aimed at evaluating whether randomized controlled trials on n-3 PUFA supplements in T2D patients have been carried out while taking into account the sex/gender analysis. We showed that much work remains to be done to integrate the sex/gender analysis into trials, especially when a wider knowledge of the influence of sex/gender on specific metabolic responses could positively affect the effectiveness of the therapy or supplementation, such as in T2D patients.
ER  -