Category Archives: Alpha Linolenic Acid

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Animals cannot synthesise some of the omega 3 fatty acids they require for correct metabolic function. These fats are therefore essential and must be supplied in the diet, in a similar way that vitamins must be supplied in the diet. … Continue reading →

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Alpha Linolenic Acid: Cardiovascular Risk

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is an essential fatty acid that has vitamin like effects in humans. Intakes of ALA must be balanced with intake of the other essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)), and the dietary … Continue reading →

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Omega 3 Fats Against Depression?

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Omega 3 fats are a group of polyunsaturated fatty acids that have their first double bond 3 carbon atoms away from their methyl end. This group of fats includes the important essential dietary fat alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) … Continue reading →

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Essential Fatty Acids Protect From Insulin Resistance

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Robert Barrington

One of the main problems with the Western diet is that it lacks a source of omega-3 essential fatty acids. Studies show that fish oils provide a large range of health effects to Westerners consuming a typical Western diet and … Continue reading →

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Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids: Cardiovascular Risk

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Omega-3 long chain fatty acids are deficient in the diets of Westerners. These fats feed into a pathway that allows production of a number of cell regulatory molecules, including eicosanoids and docosanoids, which play an important role at modulating inflammation. … Continue reading →

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Docosahexaenoic Acid Synthesis Rates

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) is a metabolite of the essential fatty acids alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)), and can be synthesised in mammals, including humans. Most human are able to synthesise small amounts of DHA from dietary ALA, … Continue reading →

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Essential Fats

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Contamination of Fish Oils

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Humans require two essential fatty acids. These essential fatty acids are alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)), an omega 3 fatty acid, and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) an omega 6 fatty acid. These fatty acids are metabolised to a … Continue reading →

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Essential fatty Acids and Anxiety

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Anxiety and related brain disorders are incredibly complex to study as they are to some extent subjective, and also modified by a number of other factors. Whether it is even possible to define anxiety would be debatable, based on the … Continue reading →

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Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism and Diabetes

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The essential fatty acid pathway is a metabolic pathway that converts the essential fatty acids, alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) to a number of short-lived hormone like substances called eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are regulators … Continue reading →

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