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Have We Been Misled? What You Should Know About Dietary Fats

Leonard Smith | Posted 05.29.2013 | Healthy Living
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Leonard Smith

This study also opens up questions about previous studies that have found cardiovascular benefit by replacing animal fats with PUFAs -- those studies did not control for the fact that people were also increasing omega-3 PUFAs.

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Does the Ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 Matter?

Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN, CNS | Posted 09.15.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Inflammation, Omega-6, Omega-3, Polyunsaturated Fat, Diet and Nutrition, PUFAs, Omega 6 Fats, Omega-6 Fats, Omega-3 Fats, Omega 3 Fats, Polyunsaturated Fats, Partially-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils, Saturated Fats, Healthy Living News
Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN, CNS

Do we know everything there is to know about how omega-6 fats affect our health? Of course not. But is the notion of an optimal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 a myth with absolutely no data to support it? Hardly.

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