Nutrition & Food Science

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Omega-3 vs omega-6 ratio

Modern diets run roughly 15 to 25 omega-6 per omega-3; ancestral diets ran 1 to 4. Tilt the ratio.

Definition

The dietary ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 polyunsaturated fats, where modern diets skew heavily toward omega-6 and may promote chronic inflammation.

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