🔬 New Research Challenges Common Dietary Assumptions 🥑🐟

Recent findings from Petersen et al. (2024) reaffirm that the n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio in foods is not a reliable basis for making dietary recommendations.

Why? Because the same ratio can result from countless dietary patterns — some of which may be deficient in both essential fatty acids.

✅ Instead, the focus should be on the absolute intake of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), not just on their ratio in specific foods.

At IMACE – the European Margarine Association – we advocate for nutrition policies rooted in sound, up-to-date science.

📖 Read the full study here:

 👉 https://lnkd.in/evcAHDFN

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