Additional Research: ALA
Learn more about the brain nutrition benefits of Omega-3 ALA:
- World Health Organization (WHO). Interim Summary of Conclusions and Dietary Recommendations on Total Fat & Fatty Acids. 2008 Nov 10; Available from: https://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/FFA_summary_rec_conclusion.pdf?ua=1
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (UN FAO). Fats and fatty acids in human nutrition: Report of an expert consultation. 2008 Nov; Available from: http://foris.fao.org/preview/25553-0ece4cb94ac52f9a25af77ca5cfba7a8c.pdf
- The National Academy of Medicine. Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press; 2005. 1331 p. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12449285
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals [Internet]. National Institute of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. 2018 [cited 2018 Jul 12]. Available from: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-HealthProfessional/
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2018. Nutrient Intakes from Food and Beverages: Mean Amounts Consumed per Individual, by Gender and Age, What We Eat in America, NHANES 2015-2016. [Internet]. Available from: www.ars.usda.gov/nea/bhnrc/fsrg
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