Omega, What Are the Signs of Deficiency?
Recognizing clinical signs of essential fatty acid deficiency can be somewhat confusing to our patients and the public in general. The commercial refinement of fats and oils has made lower availability of essential fatty acids in the diet; conversion of essential fatty acids in the toxic components and the blockage of proper of essential fatty acid metabolism. Deficiency symptoms are commonly seen by doctors but may not be associated with essential fatty acid deficiencies. Essential fatty acids with varying functions have characteristic deficiency symptoms as we see in a clinical setting. There are a variety of different essential fatty acids that we as humans need to consume in our diet. Our focus for this dissertation is on omega-6 fatty acids which are linolenic acid and omega-3 fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid. The following lists are signs of essential fatty acid deficiencies, primarily omega-6 deficiency: 1) Growth retardation. 2) Heart and circulatory problems. 3) Poor wound he
