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ARTICLES RELATED TO Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance | | | |  Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significanceA 1992 paper by biochemist William E.M. Lands[2] provides an overview of the research into omega-3 fatty acids, and is the basis of this section.
The 'essential' fatty acids were given their name when researchers found that they were essential to normal growth in young children and animals. (Note that the modern definition of 'essential' is more strict.) A small amount of omega-3 in the diet (~1% of total calories) enabled normal growth, ...
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| | | | Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Dietary sources of omega-3
Omega-3 fatty acid - Useful sources of omega-3.
The scientific literature points to two omega-3 fatty acids that are especially critical to human health: the long (20 carbon) chain eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and the 22 carbon chain docosahexanoic acid (DHA).
The best known source of these omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA's) is fish oil from cold water fatty fish such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies and sardines which contain large amounts of omega-3, and have a profile of around seven tim ...
See also:Omega-3 fatty acid, Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance, Omega-3 fatty acid - Chemistry, Omega-3 fatty acid - Consumption, Omega-3 fatty acid - Health effects of omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acid - Known and suspected risks of omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acid - Dietary sources of omega-3, Omega-3 fatty acid - Useful sources of omega-3, Omega-3 fatty acid - Oils with little impact on omega-3 to omega-6 balance, Omega-3 fatty acid - Sources which promote an imbalance between omega-3 and omega-6, Omega-3 fatty acid - Notes and references Read more here: » Omega-3 fatty acid: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Dietary sources of omega-3 |
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| | | | Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Health effects of omega-3 fatty acids Many studies have supported the health benefits of increasing omega-3 fatty acids in diets deficient in this nutrient; these studies have also provided information as to the detrimental effects of an omega-3 deficient diet. Many studies have shown that high doses of omega-3 can treat bipolar disorder and depression, while other research has shown a better benefit at a lower doses and no benefit, and even worsening of the symptoms at higher doses. Some have explained those surprising result, by the hypotheses that higher doses deplete and cre ...
See also:Omega-3 fatty acid, Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance, Omega-3 fatty acid - Chemistry, Omega-3 fatty acid - Consumption, Omega-3 fatty acid - Health effects of omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acid - Known and suspected risks of omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acid - Dietary sources of omega-3, Omega-3 fatty acid - Useful sources of omega-3, Omega-3 fatty acid - Oils with little impact on omega-3 to omega-6 balance, Omega-3 fatty acid - Sources which promote an imbalance between omega-3 and omega-6, Omega-3 fatty acid - Notes and references Read more here: » Omega-3 fatty acid: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Health effects of omega-3 fatty acids |
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| | | | Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Consumption Some studies have shown that while both omega-3 and omega-6 should be consumed in satisfactory quantities, it is also important that they be consumed in the correct proportions — the ideal ratio has been suggested to be less than 4 or 5:1 omega-6 to omega-3.[4]
Many sources of omega-3 also contain omega-6. "Typical" American diets have been found to have ratios between 10:1 and 30:1 in favour of omega- ...
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| | | | Omega-3 fatty acid - Biological significance: Encyclopedia II - Omega-3 fatty acid - Known and suspected risks of omega-3 fatty acids In its letter dated from the 1970's entitled Letter Regarding Dietary Supplement Health Claim for omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease the U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements noted that the known or suspected risks of omega-3 fatty acids may include:
increased bleeding times,
the possibility of hemorrhagic stroke,
oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids forming biologically active oxidation p ...
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