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omega-6 - a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning

polyunsaturated fatty acid - an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil

linolenic acid - a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid

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Brown, from Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 83 randomized controlled trials with a duration of ≥24 weeks to examine the effects of increasing ?-linolenic acid, long-chain omega-3, omega-6, or total PUFA on diabetes diagnosis and glucose metabolism.

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Have Little, No Impact on Diabetes; Review indicates little to no effect on newly diagnosed diabetes, measures of glucose metabolism

"A void vegetable oils high in omega-6," says healthline.com.

Scared of Omega-6s?

Some foods to avoid are Omega-6 rich foods, highly processed carbohydrates and high-sugar foods.

15 ways omega-3 fats are good for you

Genesis Today has turned to a new vegan source to provide not just omega-3s, but also omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids.

New Vegan Essential Omega by Genesis Today Features Super-Concentrated Source

* Omega-6 Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Linked to Obesity.

Research roundup

Like omega-3, omega-6 is an umbrella term for a number of fatty acids, and the key one is linoleic acid.

Fat matters: understanding the science

Sixty-seven adults (mean age, 42 years) with chronic headaches (93% of which were migraines) occurring a mean of 23 days per month were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 intensive dietary interventions for 12 weeks: a diet low in omega-6 fatty acids and high in omega-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]) or a diet low in omega-6 fatty acids and containing the low amount of EPA and DHA present in a typical US diet.

Dietary fatty acids and migraines

A study by Duke University researchers published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases found that mice fed omega-3 fatty acid supplements had healthier joints than those fed diets high in saturated fats and omega-6 fatty acids, suggesting that certain dietary fats, and not simply body weight, can lead to osteoarthritis.

Omega-3 supplements ease osteoarthritis pain in mice

Mammals do not have the desaturase enzymes required to synthesize omega-3(a-linolenic acid or ALA) and omega-6 (linoleic acid or LA), thus they are termed essential fatty acids and must be supplied by the human daily diet.

Morphological evaluation of adenocarcinoma human alveolar basal epithelial like cell line upon the exposure to omega fatty acids on in culture

In addition to omega-3s, the researchers looked at omega-6 fatty acids, which generally are plentiful in Western diets.

Fish and flax may help prevent broken hips

OMEGA-6 fatty acids are more prevalent in farmed fish than in wild fish, a State Laboratory study comparing the two types of fish has shown.

Farmed fish more fatty than wild fish -- study