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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-07-01
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| 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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