The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids

AP Simopoulos - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2002 - Elsevier
Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of
omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of∼ 1 whereas in Western diets the ratio is …

The importance of the omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio in cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases

AP Simopoulos - Experimental biology and medicine, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of
omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of~ 1 whereas in Western diets the ratio is …

Omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease and in growth and development

AP Simopoulos - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1991 - Elsevier
Several sources of information suggest that man evolved on a diet with a ratio of ω6 to ω3
fatty acids of∼ 1 whereas today this ratio is∼ 10: 1 to 20–25: 1, indicating that Western diets …

Omega-3 fatty acids in inflammation and autoimmune diseases

AP Simopoulos - Journal of the American College of nutrition, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Among the fatty acids, it is the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) which possess
the most potent immunomodulatory activities, and among the omega-3 PUFA, those from …

[HTML][HTML] Essential fatty acids in health and chronic disease

AP Simopoulos - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1999 - Elsevier
Human beings evolved consuming a diet that contained about equal amounts of n− 3 and
n− 6 essential fatty acids. Over the past 100–150 y there has been an enormous increase in …

[HTML][HTML] An increase in the omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio increases the risk for obesity

AP Simopoulos - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the past three decades, total fat and saturated fat intake as a percentage of total calories
has continuously decreased in Western diets, while the intake of omega-6 fatty acid …

Evolutionary aspects of diet, the omega-6/omega-3 ratio and genetic variation: nutritional implications for chronic diseases

AP Simopoulos - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2006 - Elsevier
Anthropological and epidemiological studies and studies at the molecular level indicate that
human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids …

[HTML][HTML] The Mediterranean diets: what is so special about the diet of Greece? The scientific evidence

AP Simopoulos - The Journal of nutrition, 2001 - Elsevier
The term “Mediterranean diet,” implying that all Mediterranean people have the same diet, is
a misnomer. The countries around the Mediterranean basin have different diets, religions …

Evolutionary aspects of diet: the omega-6/omega-3 ratio and the brain

AP Simopoulos - Molecular neurobiology, 2011 - Springer
Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet that had a ratio
of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids (FA) of about 1/1; whereas today, Western diets have a …

Omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acid ratio and chronic diseases

AP Simopoulos - Food reviews international, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of
omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of∼ 1 whereas in Western diets the ratio is …