What are omega fatty acids?

Consuming the right ratio of omega-3, -6 and -9 fatty acids is important for your health. This article explains what these fats are and how to get them. read more

Although omega-6 fats are essential, the modern Western diet contains far more omega-6 fatty acids than necessary . The recommended ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet is 4:1 or less. However, the Western diet has a ratio between 10:1 and 50:1. read more

Simply put, avoid vegetable oils that are high in omega-6 fatty acids, such as regular vegetable oil, corn oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, and cottonseed oil. Good Spreads Until the recently, there really were no healthy spreads. read more

Mammals are unable to synthesize omega−3 fatty acids, but can obtain the shorter-chain omega−3 fatty acid ALA (18 carbons and 3 double bonds) through diet and use it to form the more important long-chain omega−3 fatty acids, EPA (20 carbons and 5 double bonds) and then from EPA, the most crucial, DHA (22 carbons and 6 double bonds). read more