Amadeus Schmidt wrote: > Polyunsaturated fats are essential for the body and must come from the > food. So they are vitamins. My references list a need of about 10 g/day. > Polyunsaturated divide in w-3 and w-6 fats. A polyunsaturated fat does NOT have to be in the w-3 or w-6 family. There is nothing that would prevent a w-9 ( or higher) polyunsaturated fat. Only w-3 and w-6 are essential. 10g/day need depends on your definition of need. Ilya