title: Importance of the omega-6/omega-3 balance in health and disease: evolutionary aspects of diet.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Artemis P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Simopoulos
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6