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An Increase in the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases the Risk for Obesity.

Nutrients - 2 Mar 2016

Simopoulos Artemis P

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In the past three decades, total fat and saturated fat intake as a percentage of total calories has continuously decreased in Western diets, while the intake of omega-6 fatty acid increased and the omega-3 fatty acid decreased, resulting in a large increase in the omega-6/omega-3 ratio from 1:1 during evolution to 20:1 today or even higher. This change in the composition of fatty acids parallels a significant...

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PMID: 26950145
DOI: 10.3390/nu8030128
PMCID: PMC4808858

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