How do essential fatty acids and sautrated fats differ in their effects on the b!
Question:
How do essential fatty acids and sautrated fats differ in their effects on the body?
Answers:
animals need fat for energy stores and many other uses: major components of cell membranes, hormone synthesis, and bile, temperature insulation, cushioning against trauma, electric insulation of the nerves, structure of many cells ....
essential fatty acids ... omega 3
linoleic acid poorly supplied by a processed food diet necessary for prostaglandin synthesis, found in plant seed oils e.g. evening primrose
alpha-linoleic acid found in flax-seed oil
EPA found in fish oils
DHA found in fish oils