Most fatty acids can be naturally produced in the normal mechanism of human body; the body is capable of producing monounsaturated fatty acids (using a double bond at the point of omega-9) and saturated fatty acids.
However there is no synthetic system for making two essential fatty acids including linoleic acids (18 carbon atoms and two double bonds) and alpha-linolenic acid (18 carbons with 3 double bonds), thus the necessity of incorporating these compounds to diet on a daily basis.
Essential fatty acids or “EFAs” are polyunsaturated fatty acids categorized in omega-6 (n—6) and omega-3 (n—3)fatty acids; depending on the type of oils containing various classification of polyunsaturated fatty acids with different percentage.
The body is unable to provide the required enzyme to introduce a double bond at the omega-6 and omega-3 places; although the body may enable conditions for conversion of e.g. one omega-3 to some other omega-3, but unable to construct one n—3 from n—6 or from saturated fatty acids.
To read more follow Essential Fatty Acids
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment