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Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Childbearing Age Women with Vitamin D Deficiency in Sana’a City

Doa’a Anwar Ibrahim1★, Rawya Shehab2, Molok Saleh2, Shyma’a Ali2, Kawther Al-Hamati2, Abdulsalam Halboup1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Sana’a, YEMEN.
  2. 2Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, YEMEN.

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Doa’a Anwar Ibrahim

Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Sana’a, YEMEN.

dr_d_anwar@hotmail.com

Received: 07-01-2021; Revised: 05-02-2021; Accepted: 26-02-2021.

Volume 11, Issue 1 · pp. 118–122 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/ijpi.2021.1.22

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Background:The optimal intake of nutrients is a new approach to deriving nutrient requirements. Omega-3 is one of these nutrients that has a crucial role in body health. It can modulate inflammation, hyperlipidemia, platelet aggregation, and hypertension. Objectives:This study was designed as a pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of omega-3 fatty acid in improving the level of Vitamin D and calcium among Childbearing age women that suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. Methods:10 childbearing women with Vitamin D deficiency. They were selected randomly. The participants were allowed to take one capsule (1000mg) of omega 3 FA twice daily for 12 weeks. Results:Omega-3 FA showed significant beneficial effects on Vitamin D, calcium levels in Vitamin D deficit childbearing women. Additionally, it showed cardioprotective effects as it reduced bad lipids like cholesterol, LDL-c, risk factor and had worthwhile effects on blood coagulation. Conclusion:The outcomes of the present study suggest that omega-3 FA if taken regularly by childbearing women may improve their maternal outcomes and save their own lives and their babies. It may have a golden standard role in bone health through strength and activation of Vitamin D thus facilitates calcium absorption and increase bone mineral density. Additionally, it has cardioprotective and immune modulation effects.

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    Ibrahim, D. A., Shehab, R., Saleh, M., Ali, S., Al-Hamati, K., & Halboup, A. (). Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Childbearing Age Women with Vitamin D Deficiency in Sana’a City. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 11(1), 118–122. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijpi.2021.1.22