>>http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/hb/hb-interview1a.shtml
>
>thanks for the above.  Interesting stuff, and I believe I have read it
>before.  It seems to say that we require the preformed long chain fatty
>acids, but admits that we can create them inside our body, hypothesizing
>that it can not be done efficiently enough.

 lot of people seems to  improve their health when they get more of
those
essential fatty acids of animal origin.
It have been the case for me when i augmented my intake of  raw animal
fats
and lowered my vegetal fats ( avocados and nuts) .
jean-claude