Arachidonic acid as a potentially critical nutrient for vegetarians and vegans – position paper of the Research Institute for Plant-based Nutrition (IFPE)

Abstract The long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n-6) is virtually non-existent in plant foods. Concerns have therefore been raised that a predominantly plant-based diet, i.e., a vegetarian or vegan diet, could lead to ARA deficiency. ARA is discussed as conditionally es...

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Main Authors: Stine Weder, Sandra Müller, Christine Dawczynski, Markus Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-025-02645-z
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