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Article: Omega-6 recommendations.(CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE NEWSBRIEFS)
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- Health News
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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A minimum five to 10 percent of calories in the diet should be obtained from omega-6 fatty acids, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended in a scientific advisory issued in January 2009. A polyunsaturated fat, omega-6 is primarily found in nuts, seeds and vegetable-, nut- and seed-based cooking oils. (See chart, right). A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled studies showed that people who ate the most omega-6 fatty acids had the least amount of heart disease, and that people with heart disease had lower levels of omega-6 than healthy people. Researchers found that replacing saturated fats from meat, full-fat dairy products, coconut oil and palm oil with omega-6 ...