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Vegetarian Diets and Inflammation

High concentrations of arachidonic acid (AA, C20:4 (n-6)) in cell membranes are increasingly being associated with chronic disease and degeneration. Arachidonic acid is released from cell membranes by the action of phospholipase A2, and converted to pro-inflammatory eicosanoids, that can … Continue reading

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