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Certain fatty acids of the omega – 3 and omega – 6 classes are required for the synthesis of prostaglandins and other physiological regulators. Our systems cannot introduce double bonds into those positions because of the specificity of our desaturases. Hence, these fatty acids must come from dietary sources.
