The omega-6/omega-3 ratio is of importance!

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 405-406

  Strandvik, Birgitta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

FAT CONTENT; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; DIETARY FATS; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE;

EID: 80055071844     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.09.001     Document Type: Letter

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