EFA- Omega-3
It us correctly said "what we eat, is what we are." This fits best in terms of fatty acids. Though some are formed in animals, predominantly in liver, adipose tissue and mammary glands (during lactation) through it from carbohydrates, some are also found in eatables. Our body has a great demand of fatty acids. Few important terms of fatty acids like omega-3 and omega-6 are of immense importance for our body. Today, I would be discussing about fatty acids and essential fatty acids. Which play a very important role in our body functioning. So let's start. Fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occuring fatty acids have unbranched chain of even number of carbon atoms, from 4-28. Fatty acids are usually not found in organisms, but instead as three main classes of esters: triglycerides, phospholipids and cholesteryl esters. In any of these forms, fatty acids are both important dietary sources of fu