Importance of the omega-6/omega-3 balance in health and disease: evolutionary aspects of diet

World Rev Nutr Diet. 2011:102:10-21. doi: 10.1159/000327785. Epub 2011 Aug 5.

Author

Artemis P Simopoulos¹

Affiliation

¹ The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, DC, USA.

PMID: 21865815
DOI: 10.1159/000327785

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aging
Animals
Biological Evolution*
Chronic Disease
Diet*
Dietary Fats / administration & dosage
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / blood
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / physiology*
Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / blood
Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / physiology*
Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
Humans
Nutrition Policy
Nutritional Requirements

Substances

Dietary Fats
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Fatty Acids, Omega-6