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2. Omega-3 fatty acid - Wikipedia

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   While seaweeds and algae are the sources of omega−3 fatty acids present in fish, grass is the source of omega−3 fatty acids present in grass-fed animals. [101] When cattle are taken off omega−3 fatty acid-rich grass and shipped to a feedlot to be fattened on omega−3 fatty acid deficient grain, they begin losing their store of this ...

3. List of omega-3 fatty acids - Wikipedia

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   Omega−3 fatty acids are important for normal metabolism. [ 2 ] Mammals are unable to synthesize omega−3 fatty acids, but can obtain the shorter-chain omega−3 fatty acid ALA (18 carbons and 3 double bonds) through diet and use it to form the more important long-chain omega−3 fatty acids, EPA (20 carbons and 5 double bonds) and then from ...

4. Polyunsaturated fat - Wikipedia

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   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. The illustration below shows the omega-6 fatty acid, linoleic acid. Polyunsaturated fatty acids can be classified in various groups by their chemical structure:

5. α-Linolenic acid - Wikipedia

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   The first double bond is located at the third carbon from the methyl end of the fatty acid chain, known as the n end. Thus, α-linolenic acid is a polyunsaturated n−3 (omega-3) fatty acid. It is a regioisomer of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), an 18:3 (n−6) fatty acid (i.e., a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid with three double bonds).

6. 8 Ultra-Healthy Foods High in Omega-3 Fats - AOL

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7. New Research Says People Who Eat Foods Rich in Omega-3s ... - AOL

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   "Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are essential fatty acids that the body cannot make, so we have to get through the foods we eat," explains Amber Pankonin, MS, RD, LMNT, registered dietitian and ...