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  1. NLM Digital Collections - The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health 
    Publication: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General, 1988
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584932X695
    ... carbons and closest double bonds, and they are omega-6 fatty acids. Linolenic acid and its derivatives have three carbons ... synthesized biochemically within the body. Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, can- not be synthesized by the human body ...
  2. NLM Digital Collections - The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health: Summary and Recommendations 
    Publication: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General, 1988
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584932X727
    ... fiber, and optimal intakes of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids to prevent CHD. @ The mechanisms by which alterations ... although increased intake of certain lipids (e.g., omega-6 or omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) may decrease blood pressure, additional research is needed ...
  3. NLM Digital Collections - Second Followup Report: The Surgeon General's Workshop on Breastfeeding and Human Lactation 
    Publication: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (U.S.), 1991
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584932X750
    ... Davis, CA. “Metabolic Fate of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids,” R. O. Adlof, Northern Regional Research Center, Peoria, ...