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MYTH: You should focus on getting omega-6 fatty acids as well as omega-3s.

TRUTH: Throughout human evolution, the dietary ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids has remained about two to one, respectively. But for several decades, we have been drowning in a sea of omega-6 fatty acids, which come chiefly from prepared foods made with corn and ...

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