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2. Americans get too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3 ... - AOL

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   Why you need both omega-3 and omega-6 fats. Despite the concerns with omega-6s, they are essential for health and work alongside omega-3s to support various bodily functions. “Both play vital ...

3. Polyunsaturated fat - Wikipedia

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   In fatty acids the carbon atom of the methyl group at the end of the hydrocarbon chain is called the omega carbon because omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet. Omega-3 fatty acids have a double bond three carbons away from the methyl carbon, whereas omega-6 fatty acids have a double bond six carbons away from the methyl carbon.

4. Omega-3 fatty acid - Wikipedia

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   Omega−6 and omega−3 eighteen-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids compete for the same metabolic enzymes, thus the omega−6:omega−3 ratio of ingested fatty acids has significant influence on the ratio and rate of production of eicosanoids, a group of hormones intimately involved in the body's inflammatory and homeostatic processes, which ...

5. Essential fatty acid interactions - Wikipedia

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   Fatty acid breakdown. There is a wide variety of fatty acids found in nature. Two classes of fatty acids are considered essential, the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are necessary for humans but cannot be synthesized by the body and must therefore be obtained from food.

6. Fatty acid ratio in food - Wikipedia

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   The proportion of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in a diet may have metabolic consequences. [2] Unlike omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids, omega-9 fatty acids are not classed as essential fatty acids because they can be created by the human body from monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids, and are therefore not essential in the diet.

7. Ratios of Omega 3 to Omega 6 in different foods - Wikipedia

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