Drareg
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I don't want to make this back and forth discussion worse, I hope what I post makes it better. First I have gotten alot of good information from Tyw, and there is a dispute or whatever you want to call it with pufa. Below is from what RP has said:
Essential fatty acids (EFA) are, according to the textbooks, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, and they are supposed to have the status of "vitamins," which must be taken in the diet to make life possible. However, we are able to synthesize our own unsaturated fats when we don't eat the "EFA," so they are not "essential." The term thus appears to be a misnomer. [M. E. Hanke, "Biochemistry," Encycl. Brit. Book of the Year, 1948.]
Just saying
This is a great quote, if the body is producing on its own a lot of confusion will be observed by researchers. They don't know this?