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2. Why you need both omega-3 and omega-6 fats - AOL

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   For optimal health, Ali sums it up perfectly: “Boosting omega-3s, choosing healthy oils for omega-6s and cutting back on fried and saturated fats can support heart health, lower the risk of ...

3. How Worried Should You Be About Seed Oils? Nutrition ... - AOL

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   Questions and concerns around these oils—and their ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids—have been around for a while, though not with such fervor, says Kristen Lorenz, RD, who specializes ...

4. Omega-6 fatty acid - Wikipedia

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   The evening primrose flower (O. biennis) produces an oil containing a high content of γ-linolenic acid, a type of omega−6 fatty acid.Omega−6 fatty acids (also referred to as ω−6 fatty acids or n−6 fatty acids) are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that share a final carbon-carbon double bond in the n−6 position, that is, the sixth bond, counting from the methyl end.

5. Are Seed Oils Really Killing Us? We Asked the Experts - AOL

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   Unlike animal fats such as butter, lard, and beef tallow (which RFK Jr. claims is a vastly healthier alternative), many seed oils are made up of unsaturated fats, and most contain high levels of ...

6. Seed oil misinformation - Wikipedia

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   Sunflower, corn, and soybean oil have a higher proportion of omega-6 fatty acids than oils from fish, walnuts, flaxseed, and rapeseed (canola). Omega-6 fatty acids constitute a growing proportion of Americans' fat intake and have been hypothesized to contribute to several negative health effects, including inflammation [17] and immunodeficiency ...

7. γ-Linolenic acid - Wikipedia

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   γ-Linolenic acid or GLA (INN: gamolenic acid) is an n−6, or omega-6, fatty acid found primarily in seed oils. When acting on GLA, arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase produces no leukotrienes and the conversion by the enzyme of arachidonic acid to leukotrienes is inhibited.