Importance of a balanced omega 6/omega 3 ratio for the maintenance of health. Nutritional recomendations
The modification of dietary patterns has led to a change in fatty acid consumption, with an increase in the consumption of -6 fatty acids and a markerd reduction in the consumption of -3 fatty acids. This in turn has given rise to an imbalance in the -6/ -3 ratio, which is now very different from th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/668845 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/668845 https://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2011.26.2.5117 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Balanced omega 6/omega 3 DHA Dietary omega 3 fatty acids EPA Medicina |
| Sumario: | The modification of dietary patterns has led to a change in fatty acid consumption, with an increase in the consumption of -6 fatty acids and a markerd reduction in the consumption of -3 fatty acids. This in turn has given rise to an imbalance in the -6/ -3 ratio, which is now very different from the original 1:1 ratio of humans in the past. Given the involvement of -6 and -3 essential fatty acids in disease processes, the present article examines changes in dietary patterns that have led to the present reduction in the consumption of -3 essential fatty acids, and to study the importance of the -6/ -3 balance in maintaining good health. In addition, an assesement is made of the established recommendations for preventing a poor intake of -3 essential fatty acids, and the possible options for compensating the lack of these fatty acids in the diet |
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