Essential Fatty Acids

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Also known as:  EFAs;  Vitamin F

 

Description

Essential Fatty Acids are Unsaturated Fatty Acids that are regarded as essential for human life.  They cannot be synthesized from other Fatty Acids.

 

Some Features of Essential Fatty Acids

Cells

 Essential Fatty Acids are capable of directly “communicating” with Genes, sending them clear messages to produce greater or lesser quantities of specific Proteins.  [1]

 

Types of Essential Fatty Acids

 Alpha-Linolenic Acid

 Linoleic Acid

 

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