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====Essential fatty acids====
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Fatty acids that are required for good health but cannot be made in sufficient quantity from other substrates, and therefore must be obtained from food, are called essential fatty acids. There are two series of essential fatty acids: one has a double bond [[Omega-3 fatty acid|three carbon atoms]] away from the methyl end; the other has a double bond [[Omega-6 fatty acid|six carbon atoms]] away from the methyl end. Humans lack the ability to introduce double bonds in fatty acids beyond carbons 9 and 10, as counted from the carboxylic acid side. Two essential fatty acids are [[linoleic acid]] (LA) and [[α-Linolenic acid|alpha-linolenic acid]] (ALA). These fatty acids are widely distributed in plant oils. The human body has a limited ability to convert ALA into the longer-chain [[omega-3 fatty acid]]s — [[eicosapentaenoic acid]] (EPA) and [[docosahexaenoic acid]] (DHA), which can also be obtained from fish. Omega-3 and [[Omega-6 fatty acid|omega-6]] fatty acids are [[Biosynthesis|biosynthetic]] precursors to [[Cannabinoid#Endocannabinoids|endocannabinoids]] with [[Nociception|antinociceptive]], [[anxiolytic]], and [[Nervous system|neurogenic]] properties.

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