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PUFA
(redirected from polyunsaturated fatty acid)

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PUFAPolyunsaturated Fatty Acid
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and depression: A review of the evidence and a methodological critique.
However, canola and flax oils have a slightly longer carbon chain, greater molecular weight and lower polyunsaturated fatty acid distributions than soybean oil, so their cold weather performance is a bit different, says Bernie Tao, professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue University.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) diminish the production of cytokines, pro-inflammatory compounds in the body that can activate the production of bone-degrading osteoclasts.
 
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