Daily Archives: January 2, 2013

Alpha-Linolenic Acid From Flax

Western diets are too high in the n-6 essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) and too low in the n-3 essential fatty acid α-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)). This imbalance in essential fatty acids, in addition to high … Continue reading

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