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Fatty acid imbalance hurts our health

By Judy Foreman
Globe Correspondent / February 10, 2004

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Throughout most of human history, our ancestors ate a diet that was nearly perfect in its balance between two essential fatty acids, omega-3s and omega-6s, which have crucial, though sometimes opposite, roles to play in metabolism. (Full Article: 925 Words)

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