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It is very important to have the right quantity and balance of EFs in your body. If you eat foods low in EFs, most of the fat in your body will be solid, your arteries will become hard, and you will develop hypertension. Eating foods high in EFs maintains soft arteries and prevents clots.
EFs are used for energy, to make cell membranes, and to modulate the balance of eicosanoids (hormones which regulate many body functions). Eicosanoid balance is critical to life (for clot formation, immune defenses, inflammation, etc.). Nutrients (vitamins and minerals) protect EFs from oxidation.
There is huge variability in individual needs of EFs. The need for EFs increases with increased cell turnover (i.e. burns, pregnancy, gastrointestinal disease, inflammation, growth). Growing children and pregnant women need proportionately more EFs, particularly w3s, than average adults.
To reduce your chances of becoming deficient in EFs, you should eat more natural foods in their unprocessed state. These foods are high in cell membranes, which contain plenty of EFs and the appropriate antioxidants. Green vegetables, many seeds and oils such as soybean oil, flax, and wheat germ are often high in EFs. Fish, poultry, and egg yolks contain mixtures of EFs. Lean meats and eggs from animals fed EF-rich feeds are high in w3s and w6s. EFs can be added to spreads, desserts, baked products, salad dressings and many other foods.
We sell a variety of products containing the essential fats as described above.
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