The changes in dietary pattern of Japanese population might affect the overall health condition. Imbalance intake of N3 and N6 leads to several cardiovascular problems such as atherosclerosis that can be measured by the thickness of carotid intima-media. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the association between intakes of N3, N6 and N6/ N3 ratio and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT)…