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fatty
(redirected from essential fatty acids (EFA))

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fatty
1. containing, consisting of, or derived from fat
2. (esp of tissues, organs, etc.) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat


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The key fact is there is fat that is actually good for you--polyunsaturated fat, known as essential fatty acids (EFA) which are found in flaxseed.
Dietary lipid plays important roles in providing concentrated energy, essential fatty acids (EFA) and some other nonfat nutrients to organisms.
These fatty acids are crucial for normal development and physiologicffl function of all animals; for that reason they are often called essential fatty acids (EFA).
 
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