Alpha Linolenic Acid And The Health Benefits

Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) is one of the major forms of the Omega 3 fatty acids. Before the Atkins diet, most people cut out all fats from their diet to lose weight. By doing this, you may be robbing your body of important nutrients such as essential fatty acids that are vital to your health. Alpha linolenic acid is a unique biochemical structure that cannot be produced by the body and must be present in the diet.

Alpha linolenic acid is one of three forms of Omega 3 fatty acids. The other two include ecosapetanoic acid (EPA) and docosahaxaneoic acid (DHA). Alpha linolenic acid is a major source of plant Omega 3 and large doses are present in a variety of vegetable oils. A rich natural source of ALA is flaxseed oil. Omega 3 fatty acid such as alpha linolenic acid is a unique type of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

It's now thought that trans fatty acids or those fats which have been hydrogenated commonly found in commercially packaged goods, vegetable shortening, some margarine, commercially fried food such as French fries and onion rings increase LDL (bad) cholesterol while reducing HDL (good) cholesterol. Such an increase causes a decrease in body pH (a more acidic blood plasma), which subsequently creates an environment that is ideal for cholesterol plaque buildup. Evidence suggests that alpha linolenic acid along with the other Omega 3 fatty acids have been associated with decreasing levels of blood cholesterol, preventing against cardiovascular disease and management of chronic disorders.

Essential fatty acids, such as alpha linolenic acid, are important for healing the body and maintaining good health. Compounds created from ALA have been proven to prevent clotting and decrease the inflammatory process. This is especially beneficial to individual suffering from arthritis.

Here is an analogy to better understand the importance of fatty acids. Most of us are aware that oil is a necessary "part" of any car's engine, without which it could not function. Just as a car needs the essential "part" of oil to protect the engine while running, so does our body need lipids to run efficiently. The family of lipids (or fats) and essential fatty acids (EFAs) such as alpha linolenic acid are all interrelated, often functioning and acting as if they were one mechanism, one "part" of the body. And like oil is to a car's engine, Lipids and EFAs which include alpha linolenic acid are essential biological substances of our body, without which we could not live or function.

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