Study Finds Higher Linoleic Acid Levels Linked to Lower Body Fat

A new large-scale study from the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and OmegaQuant provides compelling evidence that higher levels of linoleic acid (LA)—the most common omega-6 fatty acid in the diet—are associated with lower body weight, smaller waist circumference and reduced body fat. Published in the British Journal of Nutrition, the study analyzed data from more than 272,000 ...