The omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio: health implications
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The omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio: health implications
The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, 2001 S Street, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20009 USA Abstract: Today, Western diets are characterized by a higher omega-6 and a lower omega-3 fatty acid intake, whereas during the Paleolithic period when human’s genetic profile was established, there was a balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Their balance is an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1258-8210,1950-697X
DOI: 10.1051/ocl.2010.0325