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Re: SFAs and EFAs
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Amadeus Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 11:52:46 -0400
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I just wrote:


>This is logical because LA and LNA (w-6 or w-6) compete for the same
enzymes
>in prostaglandin (and cell membrane) synthesis.
>High w-6 (safflor) outcompetes the LNA.
>This is why the w-3 to w-6 ratio is relevant.

This looks like a typo, for correctness:

There are two essential fatty acids:
LA linoleic acid, w-6 and
ALA alpha linolenic acid w-3.

ALA is what i ment by the term LNA.

Amadeus Schmidt

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