Objective: Measure the effect of Omega-3 fatty acid consumption from chestnuts on the blood lipid values ofmen and women from the Universidad Peruana Union between 20 and 50 years of age.Method: The study was experimental, analytical and prospective, with two independent groups. The researchentitled “Effect of omega-3 fatty acids from chestnuts on the blood lipid values of men and women from UPeUbetween 20 and 50 years of age,” was carried out during the months of May and October of 2007. It was conformedof two groups: experimental group and control group with 39 and 18 participants respectively.From the experimental group, three blood samples were drawn to identify the lipid profile and from the controlgroup only two blood samples were drawn.The diet of the experimental group was complemented with the daily consumption of 55 grams of chestnuts,without interfering with the rest of th...