Category Archives: Essential Fatty Acids

Contamination of Fish Oils

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Humans require two essential fatty acids. These essential fatty acids are alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)), an omega 3 fatty acid, and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) an omega 6 fatty acid. These fatty acids are metabolised to a … Continue reading →

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Essential fatty Acids and Anxiety

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Anxiety and related brain disorders are incredibly complex to study as they are to some extent subjective, and also modified by a number of other factors. Whether it is even possible to define anxiety would be debatable, based on the … Continue reading →

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Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism and Diabetes

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The essential fatty acid pathway is a metabolic pathway that converts the essential fatty acids, alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) to a number of short-lived hormone like substances called eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are regulators … Continue reading →

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Dietary Fat and Its Connection to Depression

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Roughly 50 Essential Factors

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Why Do The Essential Fatty Acids Prevent Insulin Resistance?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Robert Barrington

There are two essential fatty acids in human nutrition and both are polyunsaturated fats formed in plants. Alpha linolenic (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is fatty acid belonging to the omega 3 family of fatty acid and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) … Continue reading →

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Insulin Function

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Alaskan Eskimos inhabit the polar and subpolar regions of Alaska, and here they consume a diet composed largely of locally sourced foods, mainly from the sea. This food includes large amounts of fish and other marine life that is a … Continue reading →

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EFAs in Parenteral Nutrition

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Algal DHA Versus Fish DHA and EPA

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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The Major Fat Constituents in the Typical Western Diet

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The typical Western diet is the modern diet of the developed nations of North America, Western Europe and Australasia. Evidence suggests that insulin resistance is caused by consumption of the typical Western diet, and this relates to the presence of … Continue reading →

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