Intake of Omega 3 in Morbidly Obese Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged between 18-65 years, * BMI \> 40 kg/m2 (or \> 35 kg/m2 with comorbidities), * ambulatory, receiving an oral diet, * with a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, * and who signed a Term of Free and Informed Consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, * coma or compromised organ, * fever or infection foci, * cancer with or without chemotherapy and radiotherapy, * radiotherapy, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, * transplant, trauma, surgery or hospital stay in the past 30 days * use of steroids or non-steroid anti-inflammatory or immunomodulators agents or antibiotics, * or those refusing to take part in the study.