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Important Long Chain Fatty Acids

There are a number of long chain fatty acids that are important to human health (figure 1). The essential fatty acids alpha-linolenic (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) acid and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) cannot be synthesised by humans but are vital … Continue reading

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