Patent ID: 7195914

Claim:
A method of treating hypertriglyceridemia in a patient in need of such treatment, said method comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a mixture of fatty acyl compounds, said fatty acyl compound mixture having a polyunsaturated fatty acid content of at least 65 weight percent and including linoleic acid in an amount from about 10 to about 35 weight percent, γ-linolenic acid in an amount from about 5 to about 50 weight percent, α-linolenic acid in an amount from about 15 to about 60 weight percent and stearidonic acid in an amount from about 15 to about 55 weight percent, said amount being based on the total weight of the polyunsaturated fatty acid content of said mixture, optionally, in combination with at least one therapeutic agent selected from the group of antilipemic agents, antioxidants and antidiabetic agents.