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Contents 1 Chemistry 2 Daily Values 3 Biological significance 4 Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids 5 Health Risks of Omega-3 Fatty Acids 6 The Present Role of Omega 3's in the Brain: IQ, Verbal Reasoning, and Bipolar Disorder 7 Dietary swollen joints sources of omega-3 7.1 Fish 7.2 Flax 7.3 Botanical sources of omega-3, (% ALA in the oil) 7.4 Eggs 7.5 Other Sources 8 The Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio 8.1 Foods swollen joints Which Significantly Improve the Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio 8.2 Foods Which may Improve the Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio 9 See also 10 Notes and references 11 Further reading 12 External links [edit] Chemistry Chemical structure of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an essential omega-3 fatty acid, (18:3Δ9c,12c,15c). Although chemists count from the carbonyl carbon (blue numbering), physiologists count from the omega (ω) carbon (red numbering). Note that from the omega end (diagram right), the first double bond appears as the third carbon-carbon bond (line segment), hence the name "omega-3" The term omega-3 (aka "n-3", "ω-3") signifies that the first double bond exists as the third carbon-carbon bond from the terminal methyl end (ω) of the carbon chain.
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