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EFA (Essential Fatty Acid)
Type 6 Requirement
  EFA6 Deficiency
 Signs, symptoms, indicators
 Conditions that suggest it
 Contributing risk factors
 Conditions suggested by it
 Treatment recommendations
 


Please refer to the discussion of this topic in the Recommendations/Treatments section. In that section, essential fatty acids are discussed in general. Your need for the Omega-6 family of essential fatty acids is noted here, and should be taken into consideration as you review the information there.





Signs, symptoms & indicators of EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 6 Requirement:
Symptoms - Hair  Brittle hair

Symptoms - Skin - General
  Bumps on backs of arms

Conditions that suggest EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 6 Requirement:
Musculo-SkeletalCounter-indicators:
  Rheumatoid Arthritis

Risk factors for EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 6 Requirement:
Symptoms - Food - Intake  No/low omega-6 oil intake
  Moderate/high omega-3 oil intake

Counter-indicators:
  Moderate/high omega-6 oil intake

EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 6 Requirement suggests the following may be present:
Nutrients  EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Requirement

Recommendations and treatments for EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 6 Requirement:
Nutrient  Essential Fatty Acids


KEY
Weak or unproven link
Strong or generally accepted link
Proven definite or direct link
Strongly counter-indicative
Very strongly or absolutely counter-indicative
Highly recommended


GLOSSARY

Essential Fatty Acid (EFA, EFAs, Essential Fatty Acids)
A substance that the human body cannot manufacture and therefore must be supplied in the diet.

Fatty Acids (Fatty Acid)
Chemical chains of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms that are part of a fat (lipid) and are the major component of triglycerides. Depending on the number and arrangement of these atoms, fatty acids are classified as either saturated, polyunsaturated, or monounsaturated. They are nutritional substances found in nature which include cholesterol, prostaglandins, and stearic, palmitic, linoleic, linolenic, eicosapentanoic (EPA), and decohexanoic acids. Important nutritional lipids include lecithin, choline, gamma-linoleic acid, and inositol.




Last updated: Apr 13, 2008
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