Essential fatty acids

are trans fats harmful?

Yes

how are trans fats harmful?

____LDL and ____ HDL cholesterol

Produce ______

Increase the ___ of _____disease

DRI: _________

AHA: ________

Raise LDL and lower HDL cholesterol

Produce inflammation

Increase the risk of heart disease

DRI: as little as possible

AHA: <1% of kcals

Which essential fatty acid is omega-6?

Linoleic

which essential fatty acids is omega-3?

linolenic acic

Do you need more omega-6 or omega-3? And what is the name of that essential fatty acid?

Omega-6 - Linoleic acid

where would you get omega-6 (name it)?

linoleic - vegetable oils

where would you get omega-3 (name it)?

Linolenic acid - fish, seaweed, flax, canola, soy, walnuts, human milk

omega-6 inflammation job

raise inflammation

omega-3 inflammation job

lower inflammation

omega-3 what is does to the muscles

muscles relax

omega-6 what is does to the muscles

muscle constriction

omega-6 what is does to blood vessels

blood vessel constriction

omega-3 what it does to blood vessels

blood vessel dilation

omega-6 what it does to blood

blood clotting

omega-3 what it does to blood

blood thinning

omega 6-what it does to temp

Raises temp for fever

omega-3-what it does to temp

returns fever/body to normal temp

Omega-6-what it does to pain

increases pain

Omega-3-what it does to pain

lowers pain

Essential fatty acids used to make _____

eicosanoids

Which omega can you not live without?

Omega 6

Linoleic acid DRI

DRI: 5-10% kcals

linolenic acid DRI

DRI: 6-1.2% kcals

Overall, what 5 things do eicosanoids do? Regulate functions such as. . .

muscle relaxation and contraction

Blood vessel dilation and constriction

Blood clot formation

Blood lipids

Response to injury and infection:

• fever

• Inflammation

• Pain