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There are two closely related families of EFAs: ω-3 (or omega-3 or n-3) and ω-6 (omega 6, n-6.) caffeine They were originally designated as Vitamin F when caffeine they were discovered caffeine as essential nutrients in 1923. Around 1930, it was realized that they are better classified with the fats than with the vitamins. They were given the label "essential" when researchers found that removal of fatty acids from the diet harmed the normal growth of young children and animals. Contents 1 Functions 2 Nomenclature and terminology 2.1 What is "Essential"? 3 Examples 4 Food sources 5 See also 6 References 7 External links [edit] Functions In the body, essential fatty acids serve multiple funtions. In each of these, the balance between dietary ω-3 and ω-6 strongly affects function They are modified to make the eicosanoids (affecting inflammation and many other cellular functions) the endogenous cannabinoids (affecting mood, behavior and inflammation) the lipoxins from ω-6 EFAs and resolvins from ω-3 (in the presence of aspirin, downregulating inflammation.)
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