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Fish Oils and Brain Development

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Docosahexanoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) is a metabolite of the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and is the most abundant n-3 fatty acid in mammalian brain tissue. A source of DHA in the diet is essential to … Continue reading →

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