Research
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The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for linoleic acid (an n-6 fatty acid) is approximately 0.5% of daily calories, which meets the needs of 97-98% of the population, while the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) is near 0.1%.
Aim for linoleic acid (an n-6 fatty acid) to make up about 0.5% of your total daily calories. This is a quantitative target that meets the needs of almost everyone.
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Explicit data for linoleic acid fit an Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) near 0.1 percent of daily calories (en%) meeting needs of half the individuals in a group, a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) near 0.5 en% meeting needs of 97–98 percent of individuals...
Why this rating
Based on historical clinical studies in infants and rats using gas chromatography to measure tissue HUFA.
Source
Historical perspectives on the impact of n-3 and n-6 nutrients on health
Bill Lands · Progress in Lipid Research · 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.plipres.2014.04.002
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