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Timely topics in nutrition: An overview of fatty acids in companion animal medicine

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, ISSN: 1943-569X, Vol: 246, Issue: 11, Page: 1198-1202
2015
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Fatty acids have a number of important roles in the body. These include, among others, serving as a source of fuel, transporting fat-soluble vitamins, serving structural functions as part of cell membranes, and being involved in cell regulation and signaling. Fatty acids are also used for management of disease, giving them a unique role as a nutraceutical, which is a nutrient that has properties of a drug.1,2 The objective of the information reported here is to provide an overview of topics related to fatty acids and to improve general understanding of these topics.

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