PMID- 37017716 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230407 LR - 20230420 IS - 1473-6519 (Electronic) IS - 1363-1950 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 3 DP - 2023 May 1 TI - Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid that reduces risk for cardiometabolic diseases: premise, promise and practical implications. PG - 288-292 LID - 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000919 [doi] AB - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) cases continue to rise, identifying lifestyle modifications to prevent cardiometabolic disease (CMD) is urgently needed. Clinical evidence consistently shows that higher dietary or biomarker levels of linoleic acid (LA; 18:2n6) reduce metabolic syndrome (Mets) and reduce the risk for CMD. Yet, dietary recommendations to include LA as part of a lifestyle plan with the goal of preventing CMD remain elusive. RECENT FINDINGS: Clinical interventions consistently show that dietary the addition of LA to the diet improves body composition, dyslipidemia, and insulin sensitivity while reducing systemic inflammation and fatty liver. These effects of LA position dietary LA-rich oils as a potential dietary strategy to aid in preventing CMD. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear hormone receptors that are cellular targets for many polyunsaturated fatty acids and oxylipin metabolites. PPAR activation can regulate dyslipidemia, insulin sensitivity, adipose biology, and inflammation, potentially explaining the plethora of effects of dietary LA on aspects of CMD. SUMMARY: Unraveling the cellular mechanism(s) of LA to impact PPAR activity may reset a false dogma that LA, as a member of the omega-6 fatty acid family, promotes inflammation in humans. In fact, LA appears to reduce inflammation and reduce risk for CMD. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Belury, Martha Ann AU - Belury MA AD - Human Nutrition Program in the Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230302 PL - England TA - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care JT - Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care JID - 9804399 RN - 9KJL21T0QJ (Linoleic Acid) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Omega-6) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Linoleic Acid MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Fatty Acids, Omega-6 MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors MH - Inflammation MH - *Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control EDAT- 2023/04/06 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/07 06:41 CRDT- 2023/04/05 11:13 PHST- 2023/04/07 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/05 11:13 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/06 06:00 [pubmed] AID - 00075197-202305000-00015 [pii] AID - 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000919 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2023 May 1;26(3):288-292. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000919. Epub 2023 Mar 2.