Human requirement for N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 961-970

  Simopoulos, A P ^a  

^a Center for Nutrition Genetics & Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological metabolism; Gene expression; n 3 enriched foods; n 6 and n 3 essential fatty acid requirements; n 6 n 3 ratio

Indexed keywords

LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; EVOLUTION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; DIETARY FATS; EVOLUTION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034221273     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.7.961     Document Type: Conference Paper

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