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The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids
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“The balance of omega‐6 to omega‐3 is important to optimize performance and recovery; typical Western diets have excess omega‐6 and are deficient in omega‐3 resulting in an increased ratio of omega‐6 to omega‐3 that promotes an inflammatory environment [51].”
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“The ratio in the present study was 9.5 ± 6.9:1, higher than the ideal ratio of 4:1, but less than the reported typical Western diet ratio of 15:1–16.7:1 [51].”
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- Authors
- Simopoulos, A. P.
- Venue
- Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-10
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 365-379
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