Overconsumption of Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) versus Deficiency of Omega-3 PUFAs in Modern-Day Diets: The Disturbing Factor for Their “Balanced Antagonistic Metabolic Functions” in the Human Body

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jl/volume-2021/8848161/figures/8848161.fig.001a.svgz" name="8848161.fig.001a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b><i>ω</i>-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jl/volume-2021/8848161/figures/8848161.fig.001b.svgz" name="8848161.fig.001b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b><i>ω</i>-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids</td></tr></table>

<div>The most nutritionally important n-3 and n-6 PUFAs and their chemical structure. (a) n-3 PUFAs. (b) n-6 PUFAs. Adapted from Saini and Keum [<a href="/journals/jl/2021/8848161/#B12">12</a>].</div>

Journal of Lipids

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Figure 1: Overconsumption of Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) versus Deficiency of Omega-3 PUFAs in Modern-Day Diets: The Disturbing Factor for Their “Balanced Antagonistic Metabolic Functions” in the Human Body 

Figure 1 | Overconsumption of Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) versus Deficiency of Omega-3 PUFAs in Modern-Day Diets: The Disturbing Factor for Their “Balanced Antagonistic Metabolic Functions” in the Human Body 