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Kiecolt-Glaser JK, Belury MA, Porter K, Beversdorf DQ, Lemeshow S, Glaser R. Depressive symptoms, omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids, and inflammation in older adults. Psychosom Med. 2007 Apr;69(3):217-24. Epub 2007 Mar 30. PMID: 17401057 [PubMed - indexed f

Docosahexaenoic acid suppresses arachidonic acid-induced proliferation of LS-174T human colon carcinoma cells. Habbel P, Weylandt KH, Lichopoj K, Nowak J, Purschke M, Wang JD, He CW, Baumgart DC, Kang JX. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar 7;15(9):1079-84. PMID: 19266600 doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1079.

Severus WE. Effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on depression. Herz. 2006 Dec;31 Suppl 3:69-74. Review. PMID: 17575808 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

n-3 fatty acid dietary recommendations and food sources to achieve essentiality and cardiovascular benefits.\nGebauer SK, Psota TL, Harris WS, Kris-Etherton PM.\nAm J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jun;83(6 Suppl):1526S-1535S. Review.\nPMID: 16841863

The benefits of chia seeds outweigh its simple charm as a windowsill plant. All edible seeds are a useful part of our diet, as they offer unsaturated oils, frequently with big amounts of omega-6 and sometimes omega-3.

Dietary linolenic acid is inversely associated with calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. Djoussé L, Arnett DK, Carr JJ, Eckfeldt JH, Hopkins PN, Province MA, Ellison RC; Investigators of the NHLBI FHS. Circulation. 2005 Jun 7;111(22):2921-6. Epub 2005 May 31. PMID: 15927976 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.489534

Diets low in saturated fat don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, says a leading US cardiovascular research scientist. And current dietary advice to replace saturated fats with carbohydrates or omega 6-rich polyunsaturated fats is based on flawed and incomplete data from the 1950s, argues the author. Dietary guidelines should be urgently reviewed and the vilification of saturated fats stopped to save lives, he insists.