Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids in human and animal health: an African perspective.

Publisher: North Holland Publishing Country of Publication: Ireland NLM ID: 7500844 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1872-8057 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03037207 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mol Cell Endocrinol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Limerick : North Holland Publishing
Original Publication: Amsterdam, North-Holland.

Diet* ; Fatty Acids, Omega-3* ; Fatty Acids, Omega-6* ; Health*; Africa ; Animals ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; Diabetes Mellitus/etiology ; Fish Oils ; Food ; Humans ; Neoplasms/etiology ; Obesity/etiology

Lipids are essential for plant and animal development, growth and nutrition and play critical roles in health and reproduction. The dramatic increase in the human population has put increasing pressure on human food sources, especially of those sources of food which contain adequate levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and more importantly, sources of food which have favorable ratios of the n-3 (18-carbon, α-linolenic acid, ALA) to n-6 (18-carbon linoleic acid, LA) PUFAs. Recent studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of the n-3 PUFAs in diets as well as potentially negative effects of excessive levels of n-6 PUFAs in diets. This review discusses these human health issues relating to changes in diets based on environmental and industrial changes as well as strategies in East Africa for improving lipid composition of food using indigenous sources.
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Keywords: Aquaculture; Fatty acids; Nutrition; Omega 3; Omega 6

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Date Created: 20141203 Date Completed: 20150730 Latest Revision: 20210102

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10.1016/j.mce.2014.10.009

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