Omega-6 is in the shadow of omega-3, group says
13th February 2008
The potential of omega-6 in the role of improving behaviour is overshadowed by the better-known omega-3 fatty acids, a research facility has said.
The role of fatty acids in boosting mental health was given a shot in the arm earlier this month. A report by the Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, which looked at the links between diet and behaviour, put forward a raft of suggestions to the UK Government and health agencies to boost research and funding into the role of essential fatty acids on the mind.
Adam Kelliher, chief executive at Equateq, supports the report’s standpoint – but says omega-6 misses out as more research is focussed on omega-3. He told NutraIngredients.com: “There is a real need for more work, now that the current published papers are showing that there is a real observable mechanism between omega oil intake, and behaviour.
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