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Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid Passes to Mother’s Milk

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) is an omega-3 fatty acid that feeds into the omega-3 essential fatty acid pathway. Although not an essential fatty acid itself, as it can be synthesised from alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)), DHA is … Continue reading →

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