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Essential fatty acids to enjoy and avoid

Great sources of omega-3 fatty acids are wild-caught oily fish such as sardines, salmon, herring, tuna and mackerel…

ssential fatty acids are fatty acids that the human body cannot make and therefore must be obtained from the food you eat. Essential fatty acids include linoleic acid (omega-6 group) and alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3 group) and play an important role in the body’s structural and metabolic functions. These functions include brain and nervous system health, hormone production, cardiovascular health and

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