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Fatty acids found in meat and poultry may be beneficial to human metabolism

The healthy dietary choice seems easy. Consuming fish oil or seafood along with their omega-3 fatty acids — good. Consuming too much red meat along with its omega-6 fatty acids — bad. In reality, however, the impact of arachidonic acid, an omega-6 polyunsaturated fat found only in animal products, upon human health remains a complicated, poorly understood matter.

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