“…At variance, the plasma linoleic acid levels reach values (30-35% of fatty acids) comparable to those found in United Kingdom (Rosell et al, 2005), Norway (Andersen et al, 1999), Japan (Kuriki et al, 2002(Kuriki et al, , 2003 or Costa-Rica (Kuriki et al, 2003;Baylin et al, 2005), reflecting the high intakes of linoleic acid in most world countries (4-6% of energy) (Simopoulos, 2002). Plasma levels of long-chain n-3 PUFA in our sample are much higher than in populations eating no or little fish (Baylin et al, 2005;Rosell et al, 2005), similar to those found in Norway (Andersen et al, 1999), and lower than those found in countries with a high fish consumption such as Spain (Amiano et al, 2001) or Japan (Kuriki et al, 2002(Kuriki et al, , 2003. In Europe, the French rank among the higher fish and seafood consumers, after the Spanish and the Scandinavians (Welch et al, 2002).…”