Nutrition

Differences between omega-3’s, 6’s, & 9’s — References & further reading

1 Lerman, R. 2005. Essential fatty acids. In Textbook of Functional Medicine, ed. D. S. Jones & S. Quinn, p. 420. Gig Harbor, WA: The Institute for Functional Medicine.

2 Embar, W. 2005. Omega 3, 6 and 9. Vegan Peace Home. URL: http://www.veganpeace.com/nutrient_information/nutrient_info/omega_info.htm#Omega-9 (accessed 08.30.2007).

3 Menéndez, J., & Lupu, R. et al. 2006. Mediterranean dietary traditions for the molecular treatment of human cancer: Anti-oncogenic actions of the main olive oil’s monounsaturated fatty acid oleic acid (18:1n-9). Curr. Pharm. Biotechnol., 7 (6), 495–502.

  Menéndez, J., et al. 2006. A genomic explanation connecting “Mediterranean diet,” olive oil and cancer: Oleic acid, the main monounsaturated fatty acid of olive oil, induces formation of inhibitory “PEA3 transcription factor-PEA3 DNA binding site” complexes at the Her-2/neu (erbB-2) oncogene promoter in breast, ovarian and stomach cancer cells. Eur. J. Cancer, 42 (15), 2425–2432.

  Colomer, R., & Menéndez, J. 2006. Mediterranean diet, olive oil and cancer. Clin. Trans. Oncol, 8 (1), 15–21.

4 Quality Counts. Omega-9. Oleic acid. URL: http://www.qualitycounts.com/fpomega9_oleic_acid.htm (accessed 09.14.2007).

  Science Daily. 2006. New Year’s resolution No. 1: Prevent cancer, use olive oil. URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061211221122.htm (accessed 09.14.2007).

  WebMD. 2005. Olive oil’s heart-healthy secret. URL: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20051111/olive-oils-heart-healthy-secret (accessed 09.14.2007).

5 Quality Counts. Ibid.

  Science Daily. 2006. New Year’s resolution No. 1: Prevent cancer, use olive oil. URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061211221122.htm (accessed 09.14.2007).

  WebMD. 2005. Olive oil’s heart-healthy secret. URL: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20051111/olive-oils-heart-healthy-secret (accessed 09.14.2007).

6 DeBusk, R., et al. 2002. University of Maryland Medical Center. Omega-3 fatty acids. URL: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/omega-3-000316.htm (accessed 08.16.2007).


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Original Publication Date: 11/16/2007
Last Modified: 08/17/2009
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet

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