"Fatty Acids, Omega-6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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FATTY ACIDS which have the first unsaturated bond in the sixth position from the omega carbon. A typical American diet tends to contain substantially more omega-6 than OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D043371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.343
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| Concept/Terms |
Fatty Acids, Omega-6- Fatty Acids, Omega-6
- Acids, Omega-6 Fatty
- N-6 Fatty Acids
- Acids, N-6 Fatty
- Fatty Acids, N-6
- N 6 Fatty Acids
- Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Fatty Acids, Omega 6
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fatty Acids, Omega-6" by people in Profiles.
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Plasma phospholipid n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to cardiometabolic markers and gestational diabetes: A longitudinal study within the prospective NICHD Fetal Growth Studies. PLoS Med. 2019 09; 16(9):e1002910.
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Dietary omega-3 fatty acid, ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 intake, inflammation, and survival in long-term hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Aug; 58(2):248-56.
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Dietary intake of n-3, n-6 fatty acids and fish: relationship with hostility in young adults--the CARDIA study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jan; 58(1):24-31.