Dr. Jeannine Baumgartner
Omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that all have a double bond at the third position of the methyl end of the fatty acid hydrocarbon chain, but have varying chain lengths and degrees of unsaturation. Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is the n-3 PUFA with the shortest chain length. It is…