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Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids include painful joints salmon, halibut, sardines, albacore, trout, herring, walnut, flaxseed oil, and canola oil. painful joints Other foods that contain omega-3 fatty painful joints acids include shrimp, clams, light chunk tuna, catfish, cod, and spinach. Omega-6 fatty acids are a class of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids with the initial double bond in the sixth carbon position from the methyl group (hence the "6"). Examples of foods rich in omega-6 fatty acids include corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean, and cottonseed oil. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are also referred to as n-3 and n-6 fatty acids, respectively. Trans fatty acids (trans fats) are made through hydrogenation to solidify liquid oils. Heating omega-6 oils, such as corn oil, to high temperatures creates trans fats. Trans fats increase the shelf life of oils and are found in vegetable shortenings and in some margarines, commercial pastries, fried foods, crackers, cookies, and snack foods.
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