date:Jul 14, 2012
owever, the longer-chain EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have received more study from scientists and more attention from the consumers.
Much attention has been paid to the conversion of ALA to the longer chain EPA, with many stating that this conversion is very small. According to an article inNutrition Reviews(Vol. 66, pp. 326-332), between eight and 20 per cent of ALA is converted to EPA in humans, and between 0.5 and nine percent of ALA is converted to DHA.
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