Guest guest Posted March 29, 2002 Report Share Posted March 29, 2002 In a message dated 3/29/02 9:13:44 AM, writes: << And I don't think LNA has any biological properties of its own; no eicosanoids use LNA as a starting point - all the omega-3 eicosanoids use EPA. It may have some blood thinning/anti-clotting properties, >> Enig disagrees: Enig on EFAs: " (i) The first of the omega-3 fatty acids is called alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) and it is essential because it can only be obtained from the diet. It cannot be made in any animal body. (ii) The first of the omega-6 fatty acids is called linoleic acid (LA) and it is essential because it can only be obtained from the diet. It too cannot be made in anyanimal body. Only the elongated omega-3s (EPA, DPA and DHA) and omega-6s (GLA and AA) can be formed in the body and that makes them either non-essential or conditionally essential, but they do not have the same level of " essentiality " as their precursors LA and LNA (both of which have some additional functions separate from their roles as specific precursors to GLA, AA, EPA, DPA, and DHA) " Namaste, Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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