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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the group treated with fish oil compared with the baseline, there was : 1) a significant reduction in both plasma TG (2. 92 + / - 0. 23 vs. 3. 85 + / - 0. 32 [mean + / - SE] mmol/l, P < 0. 001) and VLDL-TG (2. 35 + / - 0. 24 vs. 4. 25 + / - 0. 66 mmol/l, P < 0. 01), without significant changes in blood glucose control ; 2) a significant reduction in fasting NEFA concentrations (572 + / - 100 vs. 825 + / - 131 mumol/l, P < 0. 01) ; and 3) a significant enrichment in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids of erythrocyte membrane phospholipids.