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*These foods are listed under their primary lipid components
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID METABOLISM
| OMEGA-6 |
|
OMEGA-3 |
| Most Vegetable Oils | |
Flaxseed or Canola Oils |
|
can be converted to |
|
| Linoleic acid (LA) |
———––in plants, but–––——— |
Alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) |
|
not in humans | |
| Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) |
COLD WATER FISH——— |
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) |
|
such as salmon or mackerel | |
|
in the diet will introduce | |
| Dihomogamma-linolenic |
EPA and DHA directly—— |
Decosahexaenoic acid (DHA) |
| acid (DGLA) |
into the body | |
| | |
| Arachidonic acid (AA) | | Prostaglandin E3 series (PGE3) |
| | |
| Prostaglandin E1 series (PGE1) | | |
| | |
| Prostaglandin E2 series (PGE2), | | | |
| Thromboxane | | | |
| 
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