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Different fats do different things and there's nothing inherently special about omega 3 or 6, they just have double bonds in specific places. Sometimes certain
by netizen-936824 5y ago
Different fats do different things and there's nothing inherently special about omega 3 or 6, they just have double bonds in specific places. Sometimes certain fats are used as precursors for other compounds or making the cell membrane more or less fluid or modifying proteins but the way people talk about these fats its like they're mythologizing them. Its a little ridiculous.
- FollowingTheDao 5y agoThose two double bonds, while they seems insignificant, it causes the body to make two whole separate classes of endocannabinoids, PGE, COX and other inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators. Plus, the lipids that surround the cell can change cell function dramatically.
- netizen-936824 5y agoYes I'm aware how fats change the function of cells, that's exactly what I said in my previous comment. The only thing actually special about omega3/6 is that they are essential fatty acids meaning that we can't biosynthesize them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid But the thing is that all fatty acids can do these things, that was my point. Yes we need omega3/6 as precursor for some other compounds but that doesn't somehow make them special in such a way that they have anything to do with the subject at hand that we are posting on.